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| Version of the macOS operating system | |
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 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. |
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| OS family | |
| Source model | Closed, with open source components |
| General availability | October 24, 2003[1] |
| Latest release | 10.3.9 / April 15, 2005[2] |
| Platforms | PowerPC |
| Kernel type | Hybrid (XNU) |
| License | Apple Public Source License (APSL) and Apple end-user license agreement (EULA) |
| Preceded by | Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar |
| Succeeded by | Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger |
| Official website | Apple - Mac OS X at the Wayback Machine (archived January 11, 2005) |
| 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[3] for a single user and US$199[3] 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.
- ^ ""Night of the Panther" Kicks Off at 8:00 p.m. Tomorrow" (Press release). Apple Inc. October 23, 2003. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "Mac OS X Combined Update 10.3.9". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on April 19, 2005.
- ^ a b "Apple Announces Mac OS X "Panther"". Apple Newsroom (Press release). October 8, 2003. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2023.