macOS Archive

Panther Dazzles Devs; “Greatest OS Ever Invented”; Media Duel

Eugenia Loli 2003-11-04 macOS 30 Comments

AustralianIT has a review of the newly released Mac OS X Panther OS while eWEEK says that the Panther release provides integrated workbench for developers. On other Apple-related news, Musicmatch sent an e-mail to its customers letting them know that, despite the arrival of Apple Computer's iTunes for Windows, customers can still use its jukebox program to connect to Apple's iPod. However, the message warns them that if they install iTunes, Musicmatch's connection to the iPod will be severed.

Apple’s Panther Stalks New Ground

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-31 macOS 19 Comments

With Mac OS X Version 10.3, Apple delivers what's probably the most polished desktop operating system available today, says eWEEK Labs.

An Early Eval of Apple’s MacOS X 10.3

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-30 macOS 29 Comments

"Apple's BSD-based MacOS X 10.3 Panther offers 64-bit processor support and new features wrapped in the latest version of a GUI that has its roots in the NeXT desktop. While Panther sets a new standard for ease of use and interface look and feel, it still lacks features that Linux users have long enjoyed." Read the article at NewsForge by C. Gulker. Update: SunSpot has a review too: "One more cool cat".

Mac OS X 10.3 has Built-in File Defragmentation

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-30 macOS 34 Comments

MacSlash reports that when a file is accessed on Panther, a check is made to see if it is fragmented. If so, and if it is less than 20 MB in size, the filesystem will copy the file over to a contiguous area on the HD that will hold the file in it's entirety in concurrent sectors, and then free up the HD space the fragmented version used to occupy. There are cases though, where a third party defrag utility will be required for best results.

The Great Mac OS X 10.4 Wish List

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-29 macOS 149 Comments

The best ever version of Mac OS X, 10.3 Panther, is now available. Panther includes more than 150 new features, enhancements and optimizations. However, anything that's 'great' can become 'near-perfect' with a bit more effort, right? Read our 10.4 wish list and then use the comment section to post your own wish list for the next version of OSX. Apple engineers and product managers, take notice!

Apple’s Panther Outruns Jaguar; @Stake issues Mac OS X advisories

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-29 macOS 15 Comments

The latest OS X upgrade isn't a huge improvement, but it's faster and loaded with small enhancements that'll make your Mac purr, says BusinessWeek. In the meantime, Internet security company @Stake has warned of newly discovered vulnerabilities affecting Apple Computer's Mac OS X operating system. UPDATE: Apple Computer's latest version of its Mac OS X operating system, Panther (fourth release in 2.5 years), patches security flaws that affect previous versions of the operating system, leaving security experts wondering if users will have to pay the $129 upgrade fee to be secure.

OS X Conference: Pixar talks OS X migration

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-29 macOS 41 Comments

Despite the company's deep connections to Apple, Pixar Animation Studios only completed moving its computer infrastructure to Mac OS X eight months ago. More on the O'Reilly Conference at MacSlash.

Path Finder 3.0.1: Get to Know an Innovative File Manager

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-28 macOS 28 Comments

Everyone knows of Mac OS X's Finder file manager, but not many know of a third party file manager by CocoaTech called Path Finder. Path Finder is one of the most interesting products that I have come across lately. It's a file manager, but with a lot of extras. It can reside happily next to Finder, or it can replace it completely, drawing its own desktop, by unloading the Finder altogether.

Apple’s Mac OS X Panther Fries FW/USB-Combo External Drives?

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-28 macOS 47 Comments

Just a few days after the report that Mandrake 9.2 can fry some LG cdroms (workaround has being issued in the Linux kernel in the meantime), now users complain that Mac OS X Panther renders unusable/fried firewire hard drives, mostly some LaCie models and models that are both USB and FW. In the meantime, MacSlash has posted a collection of bugs found on Panther here and here, while backwards compatibility with Jaguar seems to not be great either. Hopefully 10.3.1 is not too far away!

Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Review

Guest post by Can Sar 2003-10-27 macOS 48 Comments

Here is a review of Mac OS X Panther 10.3, the new offering by Apple, only a few days after its release.

iGeek on Mac OS X User Interface

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-26 macOS 53 Comments

iGeek has some interesting essays on Panther's user interface and features, including a review of the highly-regarded Expose. Other articles include "Panes and Eye Cues"and Multi-Users and Panther.

Four Mac OS X Programming Articles at MacDevCenter

Submitted by John Timmer 2003-10-24 macOS 12 Comments

O'Reilly posted four interesting Mac dev articles on MacDevCenter: "Ten Things I Dig About Xcode", "Creating Easy-to-Deploy Unix Applications for OS X", "Start Me Up: Writing and Understanding OS X StartupItems" and "Programming REALbasic, Part 1: Syntax of the Language".

Mac OS X Panther 10.3 To Be Released Tonight

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-24 macOS 32 Comments

Panther will be released tonight and people already started the queues outside the Apple Stores in US. OSNews will be present tonight at Palo Alto's store reporting, as we did last year. Many sites online present Panther today: "A Developer's Look at Panther", "Xcode: The future of Mac development tools", "Take a Peek at Panther: See what Apple's latest OS can do for you", "New OS to go on sale tonight; fourth upgrade in 2.5 years", "Panther Server: 'Open source made easy'", "Panther: A look at the new Mac OS", while XvsXP has being updated shooting out WinXP and OSX. Update: Two more: "Apple Panther Aims at Enterprise Compatibility" and "Apple's Panther OS: Is This the One?"

Review of Mac OS X 10.3 at NYTimes

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-23 macOS 19 Comments

NYTimes (free reg. required) has a positive review of Mac OS X Panther 10.3, written by David Pogue, popular book author mostly on Mac subjects. Our review is here.

Preview: What to Expect from Mac OS X Panther 10.3

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-15 macOS 155 Comments

I was able to try out and preview Mac OS X Panther 10.3 for the past few months after WWDC and for the last few days I am running a latest version. So, what to expect from Mac OS X when it comes out on the evening of October 24th? Come in and have a look in this preview article. Update: screenshots removed at request of Apple.

Apple Moves to Support DVD+RW Format on Panther

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-14 macOS 36 Comments

After years of backing only one format in the recordable DVD format war, Apple Computer is adding limited support of a rival format into its operating system.

OS X Panther Preview at O’Reilly

Submitted by Prognathous 2003-10-12 macOS 54 Comments

Macdevcenter has an overview of the features and benefits of Mac OS X 10.3. The essential question is asks is "Should I upgrade?" and it answers "yes."

Panther Release Date Announced on Apple.com

Submitted by cranch 2003-10-08 macOS 41 Comments

Apple has posted a countdown timer on its web site to a release date of October 24, 8pm.

Apple Seeds New 10.2.8 Build

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-03 macOS 11 Comments

Apple yesterday seeded a new build of the Mac OS X 10.2.8 update, providing build 6R73 to developers. "This build addresses some issues found in the last seed," Apple told testers. 10.2.8 was released last month but was pulled quickly due to some problems it introduced to some users. Update: The new build is now available via Software Update.

Mac OS X Panther 7B85/6 Gold Master?

Submitted by Prognathous 2003-10-02 macOS 23 Comments

A number of Mac news sites are citing insider information and claim that Mac OS X 10.3 Panther (version 7B85 or 6) has reached Golden Master status and is heading for duplication.