Sorry that the current version is 10.4 only!

A snapshot of Anthracite version 1.3.2 is available upon request for Panther compatibility (please contact us if you'd like to try it), but have only had a very small number of requests for it.

And while it may only be about 1% of customers, you certainly have me concerned that there could be many other folks who want access to it, so please post here or contact us directly and if enough people want it, it can certainly be made more broadly available.

Metafy is a small developer and we strive to provide the best possible support. It's not possible for us to maintain or support a wide variety of historical release versions. However, despite the limited number of requests we've received for it, we keep this 1.3.2 snapshot version available just for the customers who need it.

The reason for staying current is not because we've already made too much money! Instead because we need to stay as competitive as possible, we basically have to go where the action is. In the Mac market, that is largely in the latest and greatest, and so basically there's a constant need to stay up to date.

I'll bet that the issue here is not so much that Anthracite requires 10.4 (since Anthracite 1.X series upgrades are all free to registered users), it's the impact that Apple's OS upgrade pricing business strategy has on smaller customers and ISVs. Remember that back in the day, we used to be able to swap the OS on floppies! Now the OS is their best selling software product.

Thank you for bringing this to my attention! With enough customer feedback like this, we'll definitely make the 1.3.2 version available for general download. In the meantime, don't hesitate to contact me directly if you want to try the Panther-compatible Anthracite 1.3.2 snapshot release.

Joe Pezzillo, Founder
Metafy LLC