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Version 10.3 of the Mac OS X operating system. Introduced in 2003, Panther included a new style of browsing window in Finder, video conferencing (iChat AV), fast switching between users on the same machine and numerous other features. See Mac OS X.

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Mac OS X v10.3 “Panther”
Part of the Mac OS X family
Screenshot of Mac OS X v10.3 “Panther”
Developer
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
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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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:

  • 333 MHz or faster PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor
  • broadband Internet access (100 kbit/s or faster)
  • Compatible FireWire DV camera or web camera

Panther still supported the Classic environment fully for running older Mac OS 9 applications.

New and changed features

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

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.

Other

Version history

Version Build Release date Notes
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

Update from 10.3.*

References

  1. ^ Apple. "Mac OS X: System requirements". http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106163. Retrieved on 2008-01-17. 

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