Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) development winding down, Toast compatibility back in build 7b49

While we will not be publishing any troubleshooting reports regarding Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) until the operating system's official release later this year, we are hearing from developers that the latest build is polished, fast, and widely compatible.

One anonymous developer writes "Just wanted to mention in 7b44 my Aluminum PowerBook 12" couldn't wake successfully from a closed shell sleep mode, it's fixed now in b49. I have found no bugs yet, and all my old applications that wouldn't run, now run perfectly. Look, Roxio Toast 5.0 is back, so I don't have to upgrade to version 6.0 right away. This is a huge milestone."

"Also, boot time for me is literally 5 seconds to 12 tops. CPU usage while minimizing windows, scrolling, etc. is below 10%. And battery life is just as awesome as b44, 3 hours + with regular use."

Apple has promised to deliver Panther before the end of 2003, at a retail price of US$129.

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