So Panther will cost extra?

[panphage]

Part of the problem is the naming scheme. We have OS X 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3. Jaguar being OS X 10.2.x. Well, really the X and the 10 are the same. Panther is REALLY OS X.3.0. I would equate the term "OS X" to the old term "Mac OS". You had Mac OS 7, Mac OS 8, etc. Now you have OS X 2.0, OS X 3.0, etc.

In my mind, if we were following the old numbering scheme, Panther would be Mac OS 13.

Apple's new number scheme is a bit confusing, by their reconing, if said aloud, Panther is "Mac oh-ess ten ten-point-three." See the silliness? But in fact OS X is not the tenth version of the Mac OS but a totally new OS that deserved to start at 1.0 (especially since 10.0 seems to have sucked hard). Maybe it's just me.

 

[onlydroops]

Originally posted by NavyIntel007
You're stingy... simple as that.

Yet I never said I personally wouldn't pay for it.

I'm just pointing out the sillyness in their numbering. From a numbering standpoint (and yes, I realize there is no system) it should be a free update.

That's all.

 

[patrick0brien]

Originally posted by panphage
Part of the problem is the naming scheme. We have OS X 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3. Jaguar being OS X 10.2.x. Well, really the X and the 10 are the same. Panther is REALLY OS X.3.0. I would equate the term "OS X" to the old term "Mac OS". You had Mac OS 7, Mac OS 8, etc. Now you have OS X 2.0, OS X 3.0, etc.

-panphage

Actually, that was the original numbering convention for OS X. You are correct in the fact that Panther is really OS X v3.0.

I can't understand for the life of me why that changed it to what it is now - we get conversations like this, and persons are encouraged to call OS X "Oh Ess Ex" not Oh Ess Ten as well.

 

[VladDracul]

Quick question about Panther. Will I be able to install it on top of Jaguar and keep all my current configuration as it is or will it wipe out my hard drive while installing?

 

[Schiffi]

you can install over Jaguar. No reformat nessesary.