Mac OS X Panther

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<div style="font: bold 2em/1.2 -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'SF Pro Display', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: var(--wiki-color);">Mac OS X Panther</div>
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! class="ios-lab" | Developer
| class="ios-val" | [[Apple]]
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! class="ios-lab" | Version
| class="ios-val" | 10.3
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! class="ios-lab" | Initial release
| class="ios-val" | October 24, 2003
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! class="ios-lab" | Final release
| class="ios-val" | 10.3.9 (April 2005)
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! class="ios-lab" | Price
| class="ios-val" | $129
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! class="ios-lab" | Preceded by
| class="ios-val" | [[Mac OS X Jaguar]]
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! class="ios-lab" | Succeeded by
| class="ios-val" | [[Mac OS X Tiger]]
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Mac OS X Panther (version 10.3) is the fourth release of [[macOS]], shipped on October 24, 2003. Its signature was Exposé — one key scattering every open window into a live overview — an instant-classic answer to window clutter that rivals spent years imitating, and the ancestor of Mission Control. Safari became the default browser (Internet Explorer for Mac quietly exiting), and the brushed-metal Finder gained a sidebar and fast user switching's rotating-cube flourish.

Security grew up alongside: FileVault encrypted home directories, and the built-in firewall gained a face.

= Features =

Exposé; fast user switching; Safari as default; the sidebar Finder with labels; FileVault; Font Book; iChat AV video conferencing; Xcode's debut as the developer environment; and Windows-domain integration for offices.

= Legacy =

Exposé changed how people think about window management across every desktop OS, and Panther's polish-plus-speed cycle (it ran faster than Jaguar on the same hardware, a pattern users came to expect) marked the platform's maturity. Xcode's arrival established the toolchain every Apple platform still builds on.
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