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Questions tagged [osx-panther]

Use for questions referring specifically to versions of OS X 10.3, Panther. Non-version-specific questions related to OS X should be tagged with [osx]. Questions about Mac hardware should be tagged with [mac]. Questions about running OS X on non-Apple hardware are generally considered off-topic.

OS X (pronounced OS ten; "X" is a Roman numeral), version 10.3, codenamed Panther, is the 4th major release of Apple's Mac operating system. It was released on October 24, 2003. It is a Unix-based graphical interface operating system.

Panther is a 32 bit OS for the PowerPC processor.

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iPod Nano 5th Gen and an old G4

I want to buy my dad an iPod nano for christmas. All he has for a computer is an old G4 that is still running Mac OS X 10.3.x (10.3.9 probably) What iPod can I buy him and he still be able to use? The newest nano requires iTunes 9 which he cannot…
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Before I sell my iBook with OS 10.3, what should I do?

I'm planning to sell my ancient G3 iBook running OS 10.3. Before I do, it seems prudent to create a new admin, purge the old users, and wipe the disk's free space. I'd do a clean reinstall but the media hasn't survived many moves over the years…
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Upgrading OS X 10.3.4 to 10.5 on a PowerMac G5

Here's the deal. I recently came into possession of a PowerMac G5, which came running Panther (10.3.4). According to those that I got it from, It was originally running Leopard, but as the rest of the systems that were being used with it were…
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