1985 – 2004retired
Aldus PageMaker
“It taught the world that anyone could lay out a page — then let InDesign take the next shift.”
“Exposé showed us every window; nothing could hide from you, and we loved you for it.”
Mac OS X Panther (version 10.3) was the fourth major release of Apple's desktop and server operating system, arriving on October 24, 2003 at US$129 for a single user or $199 for a family license. People loved it for the refined Aqua theme, Exposé, fast user switching, and an updated Finder. It also made Safari the default browser, saying goodbye to Internet Explorer — a quiet changing of the guard many of us remember
Panther followed Mac OS X Jaguar and, in time, made way for Mac OS X Tiger — a retirement, not a tragedy. It was succeeded the way good versions are: by something new built on its shoulders. The fourth major release left behind a Finder we came to trust and an Exposé we still miss.
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“It taught the world that anyone could lay out a page — then let InDesign take the next shift.”
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