Can I install Mavericks on my new iMac?

Hi,
I'd like to run all the software I've been using on Mavericks from an external boot drive. Yosemite tells me the Mavericks installer is too old.   Is there any way of doing this? I haven't tried putting it on a DVD yet, but if I restart with alt the boot up doesn't see the installer on an external drive.
If it is possible, is there anything about the iMac hardware that Mavericks won't have the drivers for..?
Cheers!

Generally No.  For the reasons greg sahli has given.  The only exception is if the model Mac you purchased has not changed since before Yosemite was shipped.
You can install a virtual machine (VMware Fusion, Parallels, VirtualBox), and run Mavericks in the virtual machine.  You will need a copy of Mavericks to install.

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