The Mac OS X 10.3 Panther is an operating system that was designed, developed, and sold by Apple from 2003 to 2005 alongside Apple’s personal computers. The system has been released on October 24, 2003, and was available for $129 and in the family pack for $199 or was preinstalled on currently sold computers. This software gets the last update (10.3.9) on April 15, 2005, and later has been replaced by a newer version of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther introduced many features and improvements such as new window management Exposé, improved Finder, AES-128 encryption for personal files, enhanced version of Preview, faxing, faster Mail, and Font Book; a font management tool. Also, iDisk access and synchronization were significantly improved.
Two new features got the most attention: Fast User Switching and Xcode. Fast User Switching was one of the most eagerly awaited features that enabled users who shared a Mac to switch between accounts without quitting applications and logging out.
Today Mac OS X 10.3 Panther is 19 years old!
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther General Information
| Released | October 24, 2003 |
| Original Price | $129 for a Single User $199 for Many Users (Family Pack) |
| System Requirements | PowerPC G3 processor or later 128 MB RAM 3 GB of hard disk space |
| Distribution | CD-ROM DVD-ROM |
| Order Number | M9227LL/A |
Versions
| Versions | Build | Release Date |
| Mac OS X 10.3 | 7B85 | October 24, 2003 |
| Mac OS X 10.3.1 | 7C107 | November 10, 2003 |
| Mac OS X 10.3.2 | 7D24 | December 17, 2003 |
| Mac OS X 10.3.3 | 7F44 | March 15, 2004 |
| Mac OS X 10.3.4 | 7H63 | May 26, 2004 |
| Mac OS X 10.3.5 | 7M34 | August 9, 2004 |
| Mac OS X 10.3.6 | 7R28 | November 5, 2004 |
| Mac OS X 10.3.7 | 7S215 | December 15, 2004 |
| Mac OS X 10.3.8 | 7U16 | February 9, 2005 |
| Mac OS X 10.3.9 | 7W98 | April 15, 2005 |
