Mac OS X 10.3 (original) (raw)
Mac OS X 10.3, code-named Panther, is the fourth major release of Apple computer's operating system Mac OS X. The previous release was called Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar. Apple charges 129.00forasingle−userlicenseand129.00 for a single-user license and 129.00forasingle−userlicenseand199.00 for a Family Pack (5 user) license.
Apple released Panther on October 24th, 2003. Apple claims that Panther has at least 150 new features, including:
- Finder updated interface
- Brushed-metal interface
- Real-time searching (like iTunes)
- Customizable sidebar (like iTunes)
- Fast User Switching, that allows a user to remain logged in while another user logs in feature, featuring the desktop on an animated cube. Windows XP has a similar feature without an animated cube.
- Expos�, a program to help the user manage windows, especially large numbers of them
- Faxing support built-in.
- X11 support built-in
- Microsoft Windows interoperability improvements, including support for SecurID-based VPNs.
- Security
- FileVault: on the fly encryption and decryption of a user's home folder
- Secure deletion
- Xcode, the new Developer Tools which speeds compile times greatly.
- iChat AV video-conferencing software
- PDF rendering speed increase
- File labels
Version history
- 10 November 2003: Mac OS X 10.3.1
- 17 December 2003: Mac OS X 10.3.2
References
- Apple Computer, Inc. (2003). Mac OS X 10.3.2 Update: Information and Download. Retrieved December 19, 2003, from " class="external">http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120288