

Leopard also supported multi-touch gestures which were incorporated in MacBook Air. Mac OS X 10.5 introduced as many as 300 new features including a brand new look, introduction of Time Machine, updated Finder, and the ability to use Boot Camp to install other operating systems. Leopard’s launch in October 2007 was touted as “the largest update of Mac OS X”. Tiger was the longest-running version of macOS before Apple replaced it with Leopard which was released on October 26, 2007. The OS also introduced features such as Dashboard, Smart Folders, QuickTime 7, and much more. Introduced in April 2005, Tiger became the launch vehicle of MacOS’s best feature - Spotlight, a brand new way to search for Mac for anything. The launch of Mac OS X 10.4, which was code-named ‘Tiger’, brought a total of 200 new features to Apple’s desktop operating system. Panther also included Front Book, a new application to manage front fonts in the system. Perhaps the biggest highlight of Panther was the introduction of Safari as the default browser for this new operating system which replaced Internet Explorer for Mac. Panther introduced an updated Finder, a new brushed metal interface, and an improved version of ‘iChat’ which allowed users to send messages using audio and video. It was the most comprehensive update ever since Apple introduced Cheetah in 2001. In October 2003, Apple introduced Mac OS X 10.3, which was code-named ‘Panther’. (Image credit: Anuj Bhatia/Indian Express) OS X 10.3 Panther Subscribe Now to get 33% OFF Mac OS X Panther. For the first time, the OS provided support for DVD playback alongside the ability to use third-party digital cameras and MP3 players. Puma offered faster menu navigation as well as brought features like a moveable dock and new system menus. The OS ironed out a lot of issues and flaws users had faced during the release of Mac OS X 10.0. Mac OS X 10.1, which was code-named ‘Puma’, was released as a free upgrade CD for OS X 10 users. Other applications and features such as Mail, Terminal, Address Book and Text Edit were launched for the first time in this OS version. Not just that, Cheetah also introduced the dock which is still a part of macOS. Cheetah brought in the Aqua user interface and features like full preemptive multitasking and protected memory.

Even though in the beginning it was slow and buggy, the Mac OS X 10.0 proved to be pivotal for the Macintosh. First introduced in 2001, Mac OS X 10.0, dubbed “Cheetah”, was unlike previous Mac operating systems.
