| Mac OS X v10.3 "Panther" | |
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| Part of the Mac OS X family | |
| Screenshot of Mac OS X 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 |
| Platform support | PowerPC |
| Preceded by | Mac OS X v10.2 "Jaguar" |
| Succeeded by | Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger" |
| Support status | |
| Unsupported | |
Mac OS X Panther (version 10.3) 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 Tiger (version 10.4). Apple released Panther on October 24, 2003.
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Since a New World ROM is required for Mac OS X 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]
Video conferencing requires:
Panther still supported the Classic environment fully for running older Mac OS 9 applications.
Apple advertised that Mac OS X Panther had 150+ new features, including:
| Version | Build | Date | OS name | Notes |
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| 10.3 | 7B85 | October 24, 2003 | Darwin 7.0 | Original retail release set |
| 7B86 | Server Edition | |||
| 10.3.1 | 7C107 | November 10, 2003 | Darwin 7.1 | Mac OS X Update 10.3.1: Information and Download |
| 10.3.2 | 7D24 | December 17, 2003 | Darwin 7.2 | Mac OS X: About the Mac OS X 10.3.2 Update |
| 7F28 | Updated retail release | |||
| 10.3.3 | 7F44 | March 15, 2004 | Darwin 7.3 | Mac OS X: About the Mac OS X 10.3.3 Update (Combo) |
| 10.3.4 | 7H63 | May 26, 2004 | Darwin 7.4 | About the Mac OS X 10.3.4 Update |
| 10.3.5 | 7M34 | August 9, 2004 | Darwin 7.5 | About the Mac OS X 10.3.5 Update (Delta); Updated retail release set |
| 10.3.6 | 7R28 | November 5, 2004 | Darwin 7.6 | About the Mac OS X 10.3.6 Update (Delta) |
| 10.3.7 | 7S215 | December 15, 2004 | Darwin 7.7 | About the Mac OS X 10.3.7 Update (Delta) |
| 10.3.8 | 7U16 | February 9, 2005 | Darwin 7.8 | About the Mac OS X 10.3.8 Update (Delta) |
| 10.3.9 | 7W98 | April 15, 2005 | Darwin 7.9 | About the Mac OS X 10.3.9 Update (Delta) |
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