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Introduction to Mac OS 10.3 - Panther
Course Description
Mac OS 10.3.X (Panther) is now being installed on all new Cal Poly faculty/staff Macintosh
workstations and the operating system just keeps getting better! This course has been
designed for users who may be new to the Macintosh, users who have just recently upgraded
from OS 9 to OS X, or users who simply want to know more about the great new features
available in 10.3 Panther (e.g., Expose’, FileVault, Fast User Switching, the Sidebar, etc.) This
course will examine the elements of the desktop, dock, and toolbars; setting system
preferences (e.g., personal settings, hardware settings, internet settings, printer preferences,
etc.); setting up user accounts; file sharing; basic troubleshooting techniques and more.
Why Did Apple Switch to OS X?
OS X is better than OS 9! Why? Because OS X has incorporated the features of multi-tasking,
multi-threading, multi-user, protective memory, and a slew of other features. Apple created
OS X because they weren’t able to incorporate these important features in the previous code
base. Apple attempted to do it with OS 9 in a project called “Copeland” but it failed so… Apple
realized they were going to have to create an entirely new operating system; thus, OS X was
born! The good news is that applications co-exist with one another more nicely in OS X. Users
have the advantage of multi-tasking, which allows for multiple applications to be open at the
same time without one application hogging all the CPU power. Multi-threading allows a multi-
processor computer to utilize both processors to their fullest capacity, which results in much
more POWER and speed! The multi-user feature of OS X allows all the files to be assigned
privileges so that multiple people can use one computer and have their Desktop and
applications personally customized. Although it may not sound like much, protective memory
is useful for the rare incidence when an application crashes because the crash of one program
doesn’t affect the other open applications or crash the operating system of the computer – this
is why some people claim that they haven’t had to reboot their computers for months or even
years after installing OS X! Goodbye unstable environment!
Unix vs. Linux – Why are the Geeks So Excited About OS X?
Unix and Linux are computer operating systems; in fact, Unix is an entire category of operating
systems since there are many different kinds of Unix systems. In the 60’s, Unix was invented
as a main-frame operating system. It was known for its stability and multi-user properties but
its usability by the non-geek crowd was limiting. Along came home PCs based upon Linux,
which had operating systems developed for their hardware. These PCs were easier to use
because they didn’t depend so much upon complex command lines and difficult installation
procedures. OS X uses a Unix operating system (referred to as Darwin – a flavor of Unix). With
Unix, OS X has the look and feel of a Mac but with a stable undercore as its base. With Unix as
its base, the Macintosh has opened up a whole new world for geek and non-geek users alike!
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