Mac OS X 10.3 Panther [OLD VERSION]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1108 in Software
• Color: 1-user
• Brand: Apple
• Model: M9227LL/A
• Published on: 2003-10-24
• Released on: 2003-10-25
• Platform: Mac
• Format: CD-ROM
• Dimensions: 1.01 pounds

Features

• "eMac install" on them, but will install any Panther Compatible Mac
• FileVault for keeping your valuable documents safe with powerful AES-128 bit encryption
• Super-modern operating system combining the strength of UNIX with the elegance of Macintosh
• Expose for instant access to any window; displays all open or current-application windows
• iChat AV for personal video conferencing in high-quality, full-screen video over the Internet

Customer Reviews

Not a major upgrade but a nice one
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther is not the substantial upgrade that 10.2 Jaguar (made "snappier" with Quartz Extreme) and 10.1 Puma (the first Mac OS X usable for the masses) represented. It does, however, add many welcome features and is particularly recommended for notebook (iBook and PowerBook G4) and PowerMac G5 users.
It is difficult to list every new feature (Apple claims 150 new features). I will describe only the major ones (as well as my personal favorites).
The most significant addition is Exposé, which upon a key press or a mouse gesture, shrinks all running windows so you can see them all. Click on one of the windows, it zooms in to a normal size. It is very cool and very effective, possibly the most revolutionary window management technology since the dawn of windowing graphical user interface. Even more impressive, all the windows continue to update themselves even when they shrink, giving you the "control center" view of running applications. Exposé also lets you hide all the windows (so you can see what's on the desktop) or hide all the windows but the active one. This is a huge addition, especially for those with lower resolution display.

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