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Mac OS X Panther 10.3 Reviewed

Posted by simoniker on from the like-it-like-it-love-it dept.

JigSaw writes "OSNews posted a (constructively) critical, but also favorable review of Mac OS X Panther 10.3. The article discusses the new features, what works great and what's still sour, and it also includes a plethora of screenshots." The review's conclusion suggests Panther is "...a worthy operating system, easy to use, easy to set up, easy to get pleased by it. It just works."

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  1. For those who've bought macs recently... by jason.hall · · Score: 5, Informative

    Apple has an Up-To-Date offer to buy v10.3 for $19.95, for those who've bought a Mac on or after October 8.

    However, I bought my new 15" Powerbook a few days after it was announced last month (around Sep 18 or so) and plugged my serial # in for kicks. Lo and behold, I qualified!

    I've heard rumors it's unofficially extended back just for certain systems....

  2. Re:ftp upload ? by ThesQuid · · Score: 3, Informative

    Nope. Still read-only, and zero sftp support. Tried that just yesterday. On the upside, it's MUCH more stable and doesn't hang when disconnecting or coming out of sleep.
    From the help file:
    To connect to FTP servers, type the DNS name or IP address for the server like this:

    ftp://DNSname

    Note: From the Finder you connect to FTP servers with read-only access. To copy files to an FTP server, use another program such as Safari.

    That last one threw me for a loop. Safari? What the heck...?