QuickTime 6.5.3 standalone installer for OS X 10.3.x "Panther"?

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QuickTime 6.5.3 standalone installer for OS X 10.3.x "Panther"?

QuickTime 6.5.3 for OS X 10.3.x - Panther compatible

Where is the QuickTime 6.5.3 standalone installer for OS X 10.3.x "Panther" archived?

And/or:

Where is the QuickTime 6.5.2 to QuickTime 6.5.3 standalone update for OS X 10.3.x "Panther" archived?

Apple is keeping the DMG image of the QuickTime 6.5.3 standalone installer for OS X 10.2.8 "Jaguar", posted for download. The "Jaguar" QuickTime 6.5.3 installer is NOT compatible with OS X 10.3.x "Panther", which is also what that installer will state if anyone tries to use it with "Panther".

"Software Update" in OS X now only offers QuickTime 7.x.x; No QuickTime 6.4 to QuickTime 6.5.3 update package, and no QuickTime 6.5.2 to QuickTime 6.5.3 update package, appears in "Software Update".

Many G3 PowerPC CPU machines can run OS X 10.3.x "Panther" with QuickTime 6.5.3, or can run OS X 10.4.x "Tiger" with QuickTime 6.5.3, but do not meet the minimum hardware requirements for installing and running QuickTime 7.x.x (apparently no QuickTime 7.0.x to QuickTime 6.5.3 downgrader is to be found, the older QuickTime 7.0.1 to QuickTime 6.5.2 downgrader installer has problems, and there is no QuickTime 7.1 to QuickTime 6.5.3 downgrader installer...).

8600, 9600, G3, G4, Mac OS X (10.3.9), running Mac OS 8.6 through Mac OS 9.1 on older Macs

Posted on May 17, 2006 2:41 PM

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Gulliver

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May 17, 2006 2:47 PM in response to Totusek

Hi Totusek,

first of all: WELCOME TO THE DISCUSSIONS!

Here it is: QuickTime 6.5.3 for Mac OS X 10.2.8

TIP: Click on "Downloads" on top of this page and enter "Quicktime 6.5.3" into the search field. This will direct you to the download. In general: It is considered good practice to search the Support and Discussions area BEFORE posting a question.

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Totusek Author

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May 17, 2006 3:02 PM in response to Gulliver

The QuickTime 6.5.3 standalone installer for OS X 10.2.8 "Jaguar", not OS X 10.3.x "Panther", IS posted for download. The "Jaguar" QuickTime 6.5.3 installer is NOT compatible with OS X 10.3.x "Panther".

I've even tried the QuickTime 6.5.3 standalone installer for OS X 10.2.8 "Jaguar", and it didn't work with OS X 10.3.x "Panther".

My post was also AFTER I searched the Support and Discussions areas, and found no links for downloading a QuickTime 6.5.3 standalone installer for OS X 10.3.x "Panther"...

- Totusek

Hi Totusek,

first of all: WELCOME TO THE DISCUSSIONS!

Here it is:
QuickTime 6.5.3 for Mac OS X
10.2.8

TIP: Click on "Downloads" on top of this page and
enter "Quicktime 6.5.3" into the search field. This
will direct you to the download. In general: It is
considered good practice to search the Support and
Discussions area BEFORE posting a question.

Totusek posted:

QuickTime 6.5.3 for OS X 10.3.x - Panther compatible

Where is the QuickTime 6.5.3 standalone installer for
OS X 10.3.x "Panther" archived?

And/or:

Where is the QuickTime 6.5.2 to QuickTime 6.5.3
standalone update for OS X 10.3.x "Panther"
archived?

Apple is keeping the DMG image of the QuickTime 6.5.3
standalone installer for OS X 10.2.8 "Jaguar", posted
for download. The "Jaguar" QuickTime 6.5.3 installer
is NOT compatible with OS X 10.3.x "Panther", which
is also what that installer will state if anyone
tries to use it with "Panther".

"Software Update" in OS X now only offers QuickTime
7.x.x; No QuickTime 6.4 to QuickTime 6.5.3 update
package, and no QuickTime 6.5.2 to QuickTime 6.5.3
update package, appears in "Software Update".

Many G3 PowerPC CPU machines can run OS X 10.3.x
"Panther" with QuickTime 6.5.3, or can run OS X
10.4.x "Tiger" with QuickTime 6.5.3, but do not meet
the minimum hardware requirements for installing and
running QuickTime 7.x.x (apparently no QuickTime
7.0.x to QuickTime 6.5.3 downgrader is to be found,
the older QuickTime 7.0.1 to QuickTime 6.5.2
downgrader installer has problems, and there is no
QuickTime 7.1 to QuickTime 6.5.3 downgrader
installer...).

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Gulliver

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May 17, 2006 4:03 PM in response to Totusek

Totusek,

Many G3 PowerPC CPU machines can run OS X 10.3.x "Panther" with QuickTime 6.5.3, or can run OS X 10.4.x "Tiger" with QuickTime 6.5.3, but do not meet the minimum hardware requirements for installing and running QuickTime 7.x.x

Where did you read this? Machines that can run Panther and/or Tiger can also run QuickTime 7.x. The limitation lies with the minimum system requirements for 10.3 and 10.4. not with QuickTime 7. There might be some limitations with older graphic cards though.

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Totusek Author

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May 24, 2006 9:38 PM in response to Gulliver

For example: Some G3 iMacs and some G3 mini-towers do not meet the minimum official Apple graphics hardware requirements for QuickTime 7, but can run OS X 10.4.x with QuickTime 6.5.3 (that's part of why there was a downgrader from QuickTime 7.0 to QuickTime 6.5.3; Unfortunately, the downgrader doesn't work right with all OS X 10.4.x builds).

Having a standalone QuickTime 6.5.3 installer, compatible with OS X 10.3.x and OS X 10.4.x available, is part of one solution (much preferred).

Having a QuickTime 6.5.2 to QuickTime 6.5.3 updater, compatible with OS X 10.3.x and OS X 10.4.x available, is part of another solution.

- Totusek

Totusek,

Many G3 PowerPC CPU machines can run
OS X 10.3.x "Panther" with QuickTime 6.5.3, or can
run OS X 10.4.x "Tiger" with QuickTime 6.5.3, but do
not meet the minimum hardware requirements for
installing and running QuickTime
7.x.x

Where did you read this? Machines that can run
Panther and/or Tiger can also run QuickTime 7.x. The
limitation lies with the minimum system requirements
for 10.3 and 10.4. not with QuickTime 7. There might
be some limitations with older graphic cards though.

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