Mac OS X 10.3

Mac OS X 10.3 “Panther”
Developer	Apple
Released	October 2003
Latest version	10.3.9
Price	$25 (Retail DVD) Free (Pre-loaded)
Homepage	apple.com/mac

2003-5 Mac OS X 10.3.9 (Panther)

Mac OS X version 10.3 Panther, is the fourth major release of Apple Inc.'s operating system Mac OS X. The previous release was called Mac OS X 10.2 "Jaguar", and the following release was Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger". Apple charged USD 129.00 for a single-user license and USD 199.00 for a Family Pack (5 user, 1 household) license.

New features

Apple released Panther on October 24, 2003. Apple claimed that Panther had at least 150 new features, including:

Mac OS X 10.3 desktop

• Finder updated interface
  • Brushed-metal interface
  • Real-time searching (like iTunes)
  • Customisable sidebar (like iTunes)
• Fast user switching, that allows a user to remain logged in while another user logs in, featuring the desktop on an animated cube (the effect is only seen on systems with Quartz Extreme). Windows XP has a similar feature without an animated cube.
• Exposé, a program to help the user manage windows, especially large numbers of them.
• Fax support built-in.
• X11 support built-in.
• TextEdit support for Microsoft Word (*.doc) documents.
• Microsoft Windows interoperability improvements, including support for SecurlD-based VPNs.
• Security
  • FileVault: on the fly encription and decryption of a user's home folder
  • Secure deletion
• Xcode Developer Tools, which speed compile times significantly with GCC 3.3.
• iChat AV video-conferencing software
• PDF rendering speed increases
• File labels are back!
• Pixlet high definition video codec (for digital animation, of Pixar fame) included
• Safari was introduced in this version and replaced with the older internet system.

Version history

Mac OS X 10.3 DVD-ROM

• Mac OS X 10.3.0 (build 7B85), released October 24, 2003
• Mac OS X 10.3.1 (build 7C107), released November 10, 2003
  • Apple Download Page
  • VersionTracker
  • Macworld: Mac OS X 10.3.1 improves FileVault, FireWire 800, more
• Mac OS X 10.3.2 (build 7D24), released December 17, 2003
  • Apple Download Page
  • VersionTracker
• Mac OS X 10.3.3 (build 7F44), released March 15, 2004
• Mac OS X 10.3.4 (build 7H63), released May 26, 2004
  • Apple KnowledgeBase Page
  • MacUpdate Page
• Mac OS X 10.3.5 (build 7M34), released August 8, 2004
• Mac OS X 10.3.6 (build 7R28), released November 5, 2004
• Mac OS X 10.3.7 (build 7S215), released December 15, 2004
  • Apple KnowledgeBase Page
• Mac OS X 10.3.8 (build 7U16), released February 9, 2005
• Mac OS X 10.3.9 released April 15, 2005
  • MacUpdate Page

System requirements

The system requirements are:

• Models with a PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor (233 MHz minimum)
• Integrated USB (indicative of New World ROM)
• 128 MB RAM minimum (512 MB recommended)
• Minimum of 1.5 GB of free disk space.
• CD ROM.
• Internet access requires a compatible provider.

External links

• Apple: Mac OS X Panther ^{[DEAD LINK]}
• Ars Technica: Mac OS X 10.3 Review
• VersionTracker: Mac OS X 10.3 ^{[DEAD LINK]}