Comments on: ‘Mobipocket eBook Reader for Mac OSX’ via emulation hack http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/an-ebook-mobipocket-ebook-reader-for-mac-osx/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:55:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Joseph Gray http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/an-ebook-mobipocket-ebook-reader-for-mac-osx/comment-page-1/#comment-618183 Joseph Gray Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:10:44 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=7584#comment-618183 Some folks at MobileRead have said that the Sony software works under WINE, except for firmware updating. Some folks at MobileRead have said that the Sony software works under WINE, except for firmware updating.

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/an-ebook-mobipocket-ebook-reader-for-mac-osx/comment-page-1/#comment-617860 David Rothman Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:48:30 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=7584#comment-617860 Yoda and Joseph... Y: Amen! J: I don't know the answer. Sounds like a great idea. I hope someone tests Mobi with Darwine and reports back to us. I'd also be curious to know how Darwine works with Sony Connect software. Thanks, David Yoda and Joseph…

Y: Amen!

J: I don’t know the answer. Sounds like a great idea. I hope someone tests Mobi with Darwine and reports back to us. I’d also be curious to know how Darwine works with Sony Connect software.

Thanks,
David

]]> By: Yoda47 http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/an-ebook-mobipocket-ebook-reader-for-mac-osx/comment-page-1/#comment-617846 Yoda47 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:32:58 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=7584#comment-617846 I still say the best solution to this problem is for everyone to adopt the .epub format. With the open format, you don't have this kind of crap to deal with. I still say the best solution to this problem is for everyone to adopt the .epub format. With the open format, you don’t have this kind of crap to deal with.

]]> By: Joseph Gray http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/an-ebook-mobipocket-ebook-reader-for-mac-osx/comment-page-1/#comment-617460 Joseph Gray Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:04:06 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=7584#comment-617460 Does Mobipocket software run under WINE? If so, then Mac people can install Darwine http://sourceforge.net/projects/darwine/, which doesn't require you to have a Windows license. Does Mobipocket software run under WINE? If so, then Mac people can install Darwine http://sourceforge.net/projects/darwine/, which doesn’t require you to have a Windows license.

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/an-ebook-mobipocket-ebook-reader-for-mac-osx/comment-page-1/#comment-617416 David Rothman Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:39:45 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=7584#comment-617416 Excellent point, Paul. But easy isn't cheap. Not everyone wants to buy Windows, etc. Thanks. David Excellent point, Paul. But easy isn’t cheap. Not everyone wants to buy Windows, etc. Thanks. David

]]> By: Paul Biba http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/an-ebook-mobipocket-ebook-reader-for-mac-osx/comment-page-1/#comment-617410 Paul Biba Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:34:34 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=7584#comment-617410 The easy way to use Mobipocket on a Mac, at least until they produce a Mac version, is to use Parallels. Mobipocket works perfectly running in Windows under Parallels. The easy way to use Mobipocket on a Mac, at least until they produce a Mac version, is to use Parallels. Mobipocket works perfectly running in Windows under Parallels.

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