Mac OS X Panther

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{{Infobox OS version

| name = Mac OS X 10.3 Panther

| version of = macOS

| logo = Mac OS X Panther Logo.png

| logo size = 64px

| screenshot = AM MacOSX Panther.png

| caption = Screenshot of Mac OS X Panther. Notice how the Finder icon in the Dock has been changed and Internet Explorer has been replaced by Safari.

| developer = Apple Computer, Inc.

| family = {{flat list|

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| website = {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050111015225/http://www.apple.com/macosx|date=January 11, 2005|title=Apple - Mac OS X}}

| source_model = Closed, with open source components

| license = Apple Public Source License (APSL) and Apple end-user license agreement (EULA)

| kernel_type = Hybrid (XNU)

| supported_platforms = PowerPC

| release_version = 10.3.9

| release_date = {{Start date and age|2005|4|15}}{{cite web|url=https://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxcombinedupdate1039.html|title=Mac OS X Combined Update 10.3.9|publisher=Apple Inc.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050419024153/https://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxcombinedupdate1039.html|archive-date=April 19, 2005}}

| GA date = {{Start date and age|2003|10|24}}{{cite press release|url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/10/23-Night-of-the-Panther-Kicks-Off-at-8-00-p-m-Tomorrow|title="Night of the Panther" Kicks Off at 8:00 p.m. Tomorrow|date=October 23, 2003|publisher=Apple Inc.|access-date=December 4, 2019|archive-date=December 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204072832/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/10/23-Night-of-the-Panther-Kicks-Off-at-8-00-p-m-Tomorrow/|url-status=live}}

| preceded_by = Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar

| succeeded_by = Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger

| tagline = The evolution of the species.

| support_status = Historical, unsupported as of March 4, 2007

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Mac OS X Panther (version 10.3) is the fourth major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system. It followed Mac OS X Jaguar and preceded Mac OS X Tiger. It was released on October 24, 2003, with the retail price of US$129{{Cite press release |title=Apple Announces Mac OS X "Panther" |url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/10/08Apple-Announces-Mac-OS-X-Panther/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=Apple Newsroom |language=en-US |publication-date=October 8, 2003 |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504012916/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/10/08Apple-Announces-Mac-OS-X-Panther/ |url-status=live }} for a single user and US$199 for a five user, family license.

The main features of Panther included a refined Aqua theme, Exposé, Fast user switching, and a new Finder. Panther also included Safari as its default browser, as a change from Internet Explorer in Jaguar.

System requirements

Panther's system requirements are:{{cite web|title=Mac OS X Panther: System requirements|url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2176|publisher=Apple|access-date=February 22, 2010|archive-date=April 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422185415/http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2176|url-status=live}}

PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor (at least 233 MHz)
Built-in USB
At least 128 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended, minimum of 96 MB supported unofficially)
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

Because a New World ROM was required for Mac OS X Panther, certain older computers (such as beige Power Mac G3s and 'Wall Street' PowerBook G3s) were 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 fails on these older machines.

Panther still fully supported the Classic environment for running older Mac OS 9 applications, but made Classic application windows double-buffered, interfering with some applications written to draw directly to screen.

New and changed features

Apple advertised that Mac OS X Panther had over 150 new features, including:

Finder was updated with a brushed-metal interface, and given a new live search engine, a customizable Sidebar, secure deletion, colored labels (resurrected from classic Mac OS{{cite news|title=One more cool cat|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-mac103003-column.html|date=October 30, 2003|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|quote=Those nostalgic for Mac OS 9 will celebrate the return of colored file labels in this menu.|access-date=October 8, 2021|archive-date=October 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008040422/https://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-mac103003-column.html|url-status=live}}) in the filesystem and Zip support built in. The Finder icon was also changed.
Fast user switching was introduced; it allows a user to remain logged in while another user logs in, and supports quickly switching among several sessions.
Exposé is a new feature that helps the user manage windows by showing them all as thumbnails.
TextEdit is now compatible with Microsoft Word (.doc) documents.
Xcode developer tools have faster compile times with gcc 3.3.
Preview has increased speed of PDF rendering.{{Cite press release |title=Apple Previews Mac OS X "Panther" |url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/06/23Apple-Previews-Mac-OS-X-Panther/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |publisher=Apple |language=en-US |publication-date=June 23, 2003 |archive-date=January 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072818/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/06/23Apple-Previews-Mac-OS-X-Panther/ |url-status=live }}
QuickTime now supports the Pixlet high-definition video codec.
Font Book is a font manager which simplifies viewing character maps, and adding new fonts that can be used systemwide. The app also allows the user to organize fonts into collections.
FileVault is a new app that has on-the-fly encryption and decryption of a user's home folder.
iChat AV now has built-in audio- and video conferencing.
X11: Compatibility for applications based on the X Window System, commonly used for UNIX applications, is available through an optional install, found in the install disk. Mac OS X Panther is the first macOS version to officially support X11. It utilizes Quartz to provide hardware accelerated graphics{{cite web |last1=Sellers |first1=Dennis |title=X11 for Panther available |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/168570/x11-4.html |website=Macworld |language=en |date=Oct 27, 2003 |access-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110102105/https://www.macworld.com/article/168570/x11-4.html |url-status=live }} and is based on the XFree86 implementation{{cite web |title=X11 for Mac OS X 1.0 |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/dl641?locale=en_US |website=Apple |date=Oct 28, 2003 |quote=Based on the open source XFree86 project — the most common implementation of X11... |access-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110103216/https://support.apple.com/kb/dl641?locale=en_US |url-status=live }} of X Window System.
Safari is a new web browser that was developed to replace Internet Explorer for Mac when the contract between Apple and Microsoft ended, although Internet Explorer for Mac was still available. Safari 1.0 was included in an update in Jaguar but was used as the default browser in Panther.
Microsoft Windows interoperability improvements were made, including out-of-the-box support for Active Directory and SecurID-based VPNs.
Built-in fax support.{{cite web |title=Faxing with Mac OS X Panther |url=https://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=352321 |publisher=Peachpit |date=24 November 2004 |access-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110091926/https://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=352321 |url-status=live }}{{rp|1}} Sending a fax can be done using the native Print dialog.{{rp|2}} To receive faxes, users must pre-configure in System Preferences on how the system should handle an incoming fax, with options{{rp|4}} including selecting a folder to save the incoming faxes, to automatically email to an address or to print via a selected printer, upon receiving of the fax.
Secure Empty Trash is a feature added in Mac OS X Panther{{cite web |last1=Latour |first1=Frédéric |title=Panther : Finder |url=http://latourfl.com/panther/finder.html |website=Frédéric Latour's web site |date=2003 |access-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-date=July 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720072712/http://latourfl.com/panther/finder.html |url-status=live }} to ensure, through the use of data erasure techniques, that deleted files cannot be recovered.{{cite web |last1=Tognazzini |first1=Bruce |title=Panther: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly |url=https://www.asktog.com/columns/061PantherReview.html |website=AskTog |date=January 2004 |quote=...overwrites the sectors on the disk seven times... |access-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814223949/https://www.asktog.com/columns/061PantherReview.html |url-status=live }}
Panther added support for WPA and WPA2 level security on wireless networks (with the AirPort 4.2 software update).

Release history

class=wikitable
Version !Build !style=width:124px\|Date !style=width:68px\|Darwin version !Notes
style=text-align:center rowspan=2\|10.3 \|7B85 \|rowspan=2\|October 24, 2003 \|rowspan=2\|7.0 \|Original retail release set
7B86 \|Server Edition
style=text-align:center\|10.3.1 \|7C107 \|November 10, 2003 \|7.1 \|Mac OS X Update 10.3.1: Information and Download
style=text-align:center rowspan=2\|10.3.2 \|7D24 \|December 17, 2003 \|rowspan=2\|7.2 \|Mac OS X: About the Mac OS X 10.3.2 Update
7D28 \| \|Updated retail release
style=text-align:center\|10.3.3 \|7F44 \|March 15, 2004 \|7.3 \|Added network volumes available on the finder sidebar and the desktop; updated applications.{{cite web \| url=https://support.apple.com/kb/DL599?locale=en_US \| title=Mac OS X (10.3.3) Combined Update 10.3.3 }}
style=text-align:center\|10.3.4 \|7H63 \|May 26, 2004 \|7.4 \|About the Mac OS X 10.3.4 Update
style=text-align:center\|10.3.5 \|7M34 \|August 9, 2004 \|7.5 \|About the Mac OS X 10.3.5 Update (Delta); Updated retail release set
style=text-align:center\|10.3.6 \|7R28 \|November 5, 2004 \|7.6 \|About the Mac OS X 10.3.6 Update (Delta)
style=text-align:center\|10.3.7 \|7S215 \|December 15, 2004 \|7.7 \|About the Mac OS X 10.3.7 Update (Delta)
style=text-align:center\|10.3.8 \|7U16 \|February 9, 2005 \|7.8 \|About the Mac OS X 10.3.8 Update (Delta)
style=text-align:center\|10.3.9 \|7W98 \|April 15, 2005 \|7.9 \|About the Mac OS X 10.3.9 Update (Delta)

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Version

!Build

!style=width:124px|Date

!style=width:68px|Darwin version

!Notes

style=text-align:center rowspan=2|10.3

|7B85

|rowspan=2|October 24, 2003

|rowspan=2|7.0

|Original retail release set

7B86

|Server Edition

style=text-align:center|10.3.1

|7C107

|November 10, 2003

|7.1

|Mac OS X Update 10.3.1: Information and Download

style=text-align:center rowspan=2|10.3.2

|7D24

|December 17, 2003

|rowspan=2|7.2

|Mac OS X: About the Mac OS X 10.3.2 Update

7D28

|Updated retail release

style=text-align:center|10.3.3

|7F44

|March 15, 2004

|7.3

|Added network volumes available on the finder sidebar and the desktop; updated applications.{{cite web | url=https://support.apple.com/kb/DL599?locale=en_US | title=Mac OS X (10.3.3) Combined Update 10.3.3 }}

style=text-align:center|10.3.4

|7H63

|May 26, 2004

|7.4

|About the Mac OS X 10.3.4 Update

style=text-align:center|10.3.5

|7M34

|August 9, 2004

|7.5

|About the Mac OS X 10.3.5 Update (Delta); Updated retail release set

style=text-align:center|10.3.6

|7R28

|November 5, 2004

|7.6

|About the Mac OS X 10.3.6 Update (Delta)

style=text-align:center|10.3.7

|7S215

|December 15, 2004

|7.7

|About the Mac OS X 10.3.7 Update (Delta)

style=text-align:center|10.3.8

|7U16

|February 9, 2005

|7.8

|About the Mac OS X 10.3.8 Update (Delta)

style=text-align:center|10.3.9

|7W98

|April 15, 2005

|7.9

|About the Mac OS X 10.3.9 Update (Delta)

Timeline

References

{{Succession box

|title=Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther)

|years=2003

|before=Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar)

|after=Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)

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Category:Products and services discontinued in 2007

Category:PowerPC operating systems

Category:2003 software