Mac OS X v10.3
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| Mac OS X v10.3 “Panther” | |
| Part of the Mac OS X family | |
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| Apple Computer | |
| Website | www.apple.com/support/panther/ |
| Releases | |
| Release date | October 24, 2003 (info) |
| Current version | 10.3.9 (April 15, 2005) (info) |
| Source model | Closed source (with open source components) |
| License | APSL and Apple EULA |
| Kernel type | Hybrid kernel |
| Platform support | PowerPC |
| Support status | |
| Unsupported | |
Mac OS X version 10.3 “Panther” is the fourth major release of Mac OS X, Apple’s desktop and server operating system. It followed Mac OS X v10.2 “Jaguar” and preceded Mac OS X v10.4 “Tiger”. Apple released Panther on October 24, 2003.
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[edit] System requirements
Since a New World ROM is required for Mac OS X v10.3 (“Panther”), certain older computers (such as beige Power Mac G3s and “Wall Street” PowerBook G3s) are unable to run Panther by default. Third-party software (such as XPostFacto) can however override checks made during the install process; otherwise, installation or upgrades from Jaguar will fail on these older machines.
The system requirements are:[1]
- PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor (at least 233 MHz)
- Built-in USB (indicative of a New World ROM being present)
- At least 128 MB of RAM (512 MB recommended)
- At least 1.5 GB of available hard disk space
- CD drive
- Internet access requires a compatible service provider; iDisk requires a .Mac account
Video conferencing requires:
Panther still supported the Classic environment fully for running older Mac OS 9 applications.
[edit] New and changed features
[edit] End-user features
Apple advertised that Mac OS X v10.3 Panther had 150+ new features, including:
- Finder – Updated with a brushed-metal interface, a new real-time search engine, customizable Sidebar, secure deletion, File labels and Zip support built in. Finder logo changed.
- Fast User Switching – Allows a user to remain logged in while another user logs in
- Exposé – Helps the user manage windows by showing them all as thumbnails
- TextEdit – TextEdit now is also compatible with Microsoft Word (.doc) documents.
- Xcode developer tools – Faster compile times with gcc 3.3.
- Preview – Increased speed with PDF rendering
- QuickTime – Now supports the Pixlet high definition video codec
[edit] New applications in Panther
- Font Book – New application that functions as font manager
- FileVault – On the fly encryption and decryption of a user’s home folder
- iChat AV – The new version of iChat. Now with built-in Audio- and video-conferencing.
- X11 – X11 is built into Panther
- Safari - New browser made to replace Internet Explorer for Mac OS X, developed when the contract between Apple and Microsoft ended. Internet Explorer for Mac was still available but not supported by Microsoft or Apple. This was included in an update on 10.2 but was used as the default browser in Panther.
[edit] Other
- Microsoft Windows interoperability improvements, including support for SecurID-based VPNs.
- Fax support built-in.
[edit] Version history
| Version | Build | Release date | Notes |
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| 10.3.0 | 7B85 | October 24, 2003 | Available on first-released retail set |
| 10.3.1 | 7C107 | November 10, 2003 | Update from 10.3 |
| 10.3.2 | 7D24 | December 17, 2003 | Update from 10.3.1 |
| 10.3.3 | 7F44 | March 15, 2004 | Update from 10.3.2 |
| 10.3.4 | 7H63 | May 26, 2004 | Update from 10.3.3 |
| 10.3.5 | 7M34 | August 9, 2004 | Update from 10.3.4; also available on retail set |
| 10.3.6 | 7R28 | November 5, 2004 | Update from 10.3.5 |
| 10.3.7 | 7S215 | December 15, 2004 | Update from 10.3.6 |
| 10.3.8 | 7U16 | February 9, 2005 | Update from 10.3.7 |
| 10.3.9 | 7W98 | April 15, 2005 | Update from 10.3.8 |
[edit] References
- ^ Apple. "Mac OS X: System requirements". http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106163. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.
[edit] External links
- Apple: Mac OS X 10.3: Chart of available Mac OS software updates
- Ars Technica: Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
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