Mac OS X version 10.3 “Panther” was 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. The cost from Apple was US$129 for a single-user license and US$199 for a Family Pack (5-computer, 1-household) license.
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:
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- 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
New and changed features
End-user features
Apple advertised that Mac OS X v10.3 Panther had 150+ new features, including:
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 from 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
Mac OS X
version |
build |
release date |
notes |
| 10.3.0 |
7B85 |
October 24, 2003 |
retail |
| 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 |
| 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.*
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