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How can I add Mac System 9 (classic) functionality to my Mac OS X 10.4?

I'm a PC guy ... I just reinstalled Mac OS X 10.4 onto my eMac machine.  But I have software that only runs on the Classic version, System 9 (I hope I'm using the correct terminology).

On my Mac OS X 10.4 CD, I was told to look for Support Packages and that I could install the classic version ... but it doesn't seem to be there.

Is there any way I can download the System 9 software/functionality from the Net?   Or what are my options?

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Thanks, mac guru.

The opening line on the tutorial at http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2006/08/7352/ says:

"Run MacOS 9 on an Intel Mac"

I don't think I have an Intel Mac.  (How do I determine whether this is an Intel Mac or not?)

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Further follow-up question:

The Sheepshaver installation procedure starts with:  "cvs -d ..."

But when I go to Terminal, it says "cvs not found".

How do I install cvs on my Mac OS X machine?

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Thanks, roylong and mac guru.  Your comments were all very helpful.

How we resolved the issue, since we didn't have the correct CD, was:  Since we did have a Mac computer with a System 9 folder installed, we burned that folder onto a CD, and copied it onto the newly-reinstalled machine.

I found my own solution in the end, but the help was very appreciated.