Can Panther run Intel iMac?

I have a 20" flat screen Intel-based iMac. It came with Leopard and runs great (10.5.6). This computer replaces an older crt iMac which had a maximum OS capability of OS 10.3.9. I use Vectorworks 10 Mechanical cad software, published by Nemetschek. It runs fine on 10.3.9. They are not planning on making it compatible with Leopard and want me to purchase their $700 upgrade instead, even though I've been a loyal user for 15 years and have upgraded many times previously. I tried to start-up the new iMac from an external 750 GB LaCie harddrive on which I installed the OS 10.3.9 system from the original cds, but the Preference panel did not recognize that there was an external drive with this OS on it. The old iMac boots just fine from the LaCie so I know that the 10.3.9 is installed correctly on it. The icon for the LaCie drive, and all the other documents installed on it, appear on the new iMac's screen and can be opened without any problems-it's just that it seems that the new iMac Preference panel doesn't want to acknowledge there is a drive connected to it that has the OS 10.3.9 available. Can the new iMac run on 10.3.9? What is the minimum (oldest) OS that this new iMac can run on?

Can the new iMac run on 10.3.9?
No. 10.3.x will not run on any Intel-based Mac.
What is the minimum (oldest) OS that this new iMac can run on?
Adding to what Kappy said, only the specific version of Leopard that came with the system or a later release will work. An earlier version of the OS will not have the drivers to run your iMac's hardware.

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