Apple is now adopting a new cat for their operating system. Steve, how do we pronounce this one? pun(t) – thr? Anyways, some new features include built in iChat AV, Fast User Switching, FileVault, Font Book, Built-in Faxing, iDisk, Xcode, and some small upgrades to the GUI. Looks like 10.3 is coming really close to XP.
“As it did with the original Mac OS X and with OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Apple plans to charge existing users who want to upgrade to the new OS. The operating system, announced earlier Monday by CEO Steve Jobs, will cost $129 when it goes on sale later this year.
For that investment, Apple says Mac users can look forward to more than 100 new features, including a new look for the Finder, as well as Expose, a feature designed to make it easier to find the window one is looking for on a crowded desktop. Another new feature in Panther will automatically synchronize files in a particular folder into a .Mac subscriber’s iDisk, Apple’s name for its online storage service.” [News.com]
Also, Panther is now on the Apple website,