Athenaeum downloads

All trial versions can be converted to full versions with the purchase and entry of a serial number. All trial software is fully functional, except that it is time limited.

If you would like older versions of our software for older operating systems, then please send an email describing your situation.

Athenaeum Pro 8.0

Download a 60 day demo here. Includes documentation. Start with the account/password "library/lib". Other accounts and detais in the draft documentation.

These downloads are self-contained. That is, they do not need FileMaker Pro to run. However, you have not networking capability (networking is a function of FileMaker Pro 9).

A zipped Athenaeum Pro 8.0 for Windows XP (SP2) or Vista with documentation. Download to your desktop, expand the zip file and then copy the Athenaeum Pro folder to a suitable location on your hard disk (don't run the program from inside the zip file)	Athenaeum Pro 8.0 for Mac OS X 10.4.9 and 10.5.5. (compressed zip file)
Empty Athenaeum Pro 8.0 for Windows XP/Vista	Empty Athenaeum Pro 8.0 for OS X Tiger/Leopard
FileMaker 9 'opener' file. Install this on each computer on your network and open with FileMaker Pro 9.0v3.

Athenaeum Light 7

You can download the following 60 day trial versions of Athenaeum Light 7. Includes documentation. Please read the read me first document, it has basic accounts and password information. The Quick Start .pdf also has the account and password information.

Athenaeum Light 7.0v6 for Windows 2000, XP (a compressed zip file)	Athenaeum Light 7 for Mac OS X 10.3.9, 10.4.8 (a compressed OS X disk image)
Athenaeum Light 7 Quick Start

Athenaeum Light 6 (the free version)

Athenaeum Light 6 for Windows	Athenaeum Light 6 for OS 9
Athenaeum Light 6 for Mac OS X (compressed disk image)

Bar code font for 6 & 7 versions

The bar code font for Athenaeum 6.0 is downloaded separate to the applications. When printing the bar codes on your printer, you must use the highest print setting available as this is a "high density" bar code font.

Windows - install using the Fonts control panel

Mac OS X - install using Font Utility

The bar code font for version 7 and 8 Athenaeums (Athenaea?) is included within the version 7 and 8 applications.

Documentation

Various documentation found below.

Athenaeum Pro 7

Athenaeum Pro 7 Reference Manual	Athenaeum Pro 7 Quick Read Me
Athenaeum Pro 7.6 Notes - highlights the main changes from version 7.0

Athenaeum Pro 6

Athenaeum Pro 6 Quick Start

Athenaeum Pro 6 Reference Manual

Athenaeum Light

Athenaeum Light 7 Quick Start

Miscellaneous

Graphic showing Athenaeum Network options - choose none/peer-to-peer/client-server
Marc utility user guide	Opticon bar code scanner configuration book

Miscellaneous

Items of interest

Mac OS X AppleScript for creating Finder archives of a given folder

Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4 shell script for use with FileMaker Server to create time-stamped zipped archives of a given folder. Change 2 lines and trigger this script as a FileMaker Server schedule to create painless backups. See Wim Decorte's article for specifics on the theory of implementation.