New Mac OS X 10.3.6 build reveals key enhancements
Katie MarsalA forthcoming update to Apple's Mac OS X 10.3 Panther operating system nears release as the company provides documentation of its feature set.
Along with the build, which weighs in at approximately 34.5MB, Apple issued to developers an official list of included enhancements.
According to the computer maker, Mac OS X 10.3.6 will deliver improved file sharing for Mac (AFP), UNIX (NFS) and PC (SMB/CIFS) networks, while providing more reliable network automounts and launch of network applications.
The Panther update will also yield improved OpenGL technology and updated ATI and NVIDIA graphic drivers, additional FireWire audio and USB device compatibility, and improved compatibility for third party applications.
The release will pack updated versions of Apple's Calculator, DVD Player, Image Capture, and Safari applications, as well as previous standalone Mac OS X security updates.
Mac OS X 10.3.6 update is currently undergoing development inside Apple with the more recent build said to be Mac OS X 10.3.6 build 7R14. The company is reportedly on schedule to deliver the software update over the next 30 days.
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The Panther update will also yield improved OpenGL technology and updated ATI and NVIDIA graphic drivers,
If it raises framerate, I'm all for it.
If it raises framerate, I'm all for it.
If it brings Doom 3 to Mac faster, I'm all for it.
If it addresses the "localized string not found error" that I get so often, I'm all for it.
But then, heck, we're only at 10.3.5 - far too early for such a tough bug to have been weeded out.
I wonder if it will come as standard on the OS discs with my G5 iMac due very early November?
I wonder if it will come as standard on the OS discs with my G5 iMac due very early November?
I doubt it. All iMac G5s come with a customized 10.3.5 - I wouldn't expect that to change anytime soon (with the possible exception of orders placed via Apple's online store after the release of 10.3.6, but that isn't too likely either). I want to see the random icon corruption bug fixed (where some icons either become gibberish or completely disappear). Right now, the workaround is to log out and back in or force-quit the Finder.