Mac OS X 10.3

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 $129.00 for a single-user license and $199.00 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.
• Exposé, 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

Table of contents

1 Version history 2 References 3 External links

Version history

• 10 November 2003: Mac OS X 10.3.1
  • Apple: Mac OS X 10.3.1
  • VersionTracker: Mac OS X 10.3.1
  • Macworld: Mac OS X 10.3.1 improves FileVault, FireWire 800, more
• 17 December 2003: Mac OS X 10.3.2
  • Apple: Mac OS X Update 10.3.2
  • VersionTracker: 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

External links

• Apple: Mac OS X Panther
• Ars Technica: Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
• VersionTracker: Mac OS X 10.3