Libronix Rules
OK, I’m going way out on a limb here, I know, but….Logos is truly the program for me. Now that I have my iMac with the dual-core Intel chip in it, I can run PC software easily. I just received today the latest version of the Logos software system, and have installed now their "Original Language" package, and their Church Fathers set. In addition, I have Luther’s Works and the Concordia Electronic Theological Library.
I know there are other options out there and that people can provide many reasons to me why BibleWorks is better, or why Mac users should use Accordance, but…I’m sticking with Libronix. I tried Accordance but it was incapable of allowing me to copy and paste material and bring along the bibliographical data, little details like page numbers! Good grief.
The Logos Bible System offers, by far, the largest collection of theological electronic resources out there and for that reason alone, they are, when all is said and done, really in many ways the only game in town. Perhaps not necessarily the best, for every use, but…definitely doing the trick for me. Quite amazingly so.
So, for what it’s worth, that’s my take on the best theological software available. As always, your mileage may vary.
I’ve got the Level 3 version here, and like it as well.
Where would I find material from Luther’s sermons, etc?
McCain: Luther’s Works on CD-ROM. Search at http://www.cph.org
I remember the first search I did with Luther’s Works: CD-ROM. Amazing. Enough said.
Any chance the Reader’s Edition will be converted to electronic format?
McCain: Yup, it is in the works. No ETA yet. Perhaps by January 2008.
So, when is the Readers Edition of the BOC going to be in Libronix format?
McCain: In the works actually right now. Should be out perhaps by this Fall.
Highly endorsed here too. Mac (Parallels-friendly) and PC users alike. It is a memory hog but the content makes it well worth it.
If you’re REALLY in the know, you can get the beta Mac version too!
Curious…How much ram do you have in your mac? I am considering getting an imac and running parallels and libronix and want to know if I need to upgrade from the standard 1gb in the imac.
McCain: My personal approach to the question of “how much memory” in a computer is: max it out from the start, you’ll never regret it. I have 2 gigs in my iMac and wish I had 3. Apple *never* supplies its machine with enough memory. That’s a long tradition with Apple. They give you *just* enough to get by. It is a way, I suppose, of keeping theirs costs down and margins higher on the systems.
Get as much RAM as you can, Evan – I just maxed my iMac (original Core Duo, not a fancy Core2 Duo like Rev. McCain has… LOL!) out to 2GB, and it’s made a world of difference. Everything ran with just 1GB, but the extra just seems to make a difference in how things subjectively “feel”.
The fact that there is a choice between such strong contenders/apps is a very good thing, indeed. I guess it just strikes me as the ironic exception that proves a rule that such a staunch Mac evangelist as Rev. McCain would champion a Windows-platform app.
Thanks for the kudos, Pastor McCain!
I’ve heard similarly positive reports from a number of people running Logos Bible Software via Parallels or BootCamp while waiting for the native Logos Bible Software for the Mac.
Your readers would probably also be interested in the growing list of freely available Lutheran-oriented books at Concordia’s Walther Library website.
Daniel Foster
Logos Bible Software
daniel@logos.com
I have a Macbook Pro (Core2 duo). I only ran it out to 2 Gb. I have 1 Gb allocated to Parallels, which I keep running all of the time, and I tell you its very fast. I have Oracle Express running in the VM and notice no performance issues whatsoever.
Haven’t tried Logos, as for my purposes I just use MacSword (and it is only slowly sinking in to my head that I’m not just limited to OSX compatible softare anymore).
McCain: I found out the hard way that if allocate too much memory to Parallels, you will slow your Mac to a crawl! I generally have Word, Firefox , iTunes, my screen dimmer, Acrobat reader, plus the Mac Finder, of course. Then I also have Parallels up and with it several pieces of PC software: mostly our CPH business applications, but also Libronix. I set Parallels at 800 megs.
Any chance the Concordia Commentary series will be digitized?
McCain: Look for it by January 2008