Mac OS X 10.3

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:

• 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 10.3.0 (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:^[1]

• 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.

References

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]}

Mac OS X / macOS versions
Mac OS X Server :	Server 1 (Rhapsody / Hera)
Mac OS X Developer Preview :	DP1 | DP2 | DP3 | DP4
Mac OS X Public Beta :	Public Beta (Kodiak)
Mac OS X 10.0 (Cheetah) :	10.0.0 | 10.0.1 | 10.0.2 | 10.0.3 | 10.0.4
Mac OS X 10.1 (Puma) :	10.1.0 | 10.1.1 | 10.1.2 | 10.1.3 | 10.1.4 | 10.1.5
Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) :	10.2.0 | 10.2.1 | 10.2.2 | 10.2.3 | 10.2.4 | 10.2.5 | 10.2.6 | 10.2.7 | 10.2.8 (6R73) · 10.2.8 (G5)
Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) :	10.3.0 | 10.3.1 | 10.3.2 | 10.3.3 | 10.3.4 | 10.3.5 | 10.3.6 | 10.3.7 | 10.3.8 | 10.3.9
Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) :	10.4.0 | 10.4.1 | 10.4.2 | 10.4.3 | 10.4.4 | 10.4.5 | 10.4.6 | 10.4.7 | 10.4.8 | 10.4.9 | 10.4.10 | 10.4.11
Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) :	10.5.0 | 10.5.1 | 10.5.2 | 10.5.3 | 10.5.4 | 10.5.5 | 10.5.6 | 10.5.7 | 10.5.8
Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) :	10.6.0 | 10.6.1 | 10.6.2 | 10.6.3 | 10.6.4 | 10.6.5 | 10.6.6 | 10.6.7 | 10.6.8
Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) :	10.7.0 | 10.7.1 | 10.7.2 | 10.7.3 | 10.7.4 | 10.7.5
Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) :	10.8.0 | 10.8.1 | 10.8.2 | 10.8.3 | 10.8.4 | 10.8.5
OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) :	10.9.0 | 10.9.1 | 10.9.2 | 10.9.3 | 10.9.4 | 10.9.5
OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) :	10.10.0 | 10.10.1 | 10.10.2 | 10.10.3 | 10.10.4 | 10.10.5
OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) :	10.11.0 | 10.11.1 | 10.11.2 | 10.11.3 | 10.11.4 | 10.11.5 | 10.11.6
macOS 10.12 (Sierra) :	10.12.0 | 10.12.1 | 10.12.2 | 10.12.3 | 10.12.4 | 10.12.5 | 10.12.6
macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) :	10.13.0 | 10.13.1 | 10.13.2 | 10.13.3 | 10.13.4 | 10.13.5 | 10.13.6
macOS 10.14 (Mojave) :	10.14.0 | 10.14.1 | 10.14.2 | 10.14.3 | 10.14.4 | 10.14.5 | 10.14.6
macOS 10.15 (Catalina) :	10.15.0 | 10.15.1 | 10.15.2 | 10.15.3 | 10.15.4 | 10.15.5 | 10.15.6
macOS 11 (Big Sur) :	11.0

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