Can't find printers on Airport Extreme network when in Classic

I run a lab with 24 computers - 10 new imac flat screens and 14 older imacs using Mac OS 10.3.5. Still have some software I need to use on the older ones which require Classic (PhotoShop 6.0). Problem is that when I'm in Classic I can find the one hplaser printer that is connected to Airport base station through the ethernet port. (I have two Airport Extreme base stations on the same network) I have two color printers (a hp cp1700 and a Canon i950 that are connected to the base stations through the USB port in each one and picked up on the network through Rendezvous. Everything works great when in Mac OS 10 but the two usb printers are not to found in chooser in Classic. Have to muddle through until I can upgrade these 14 machines (it's for a junior high class). Any ideas???

I believe it is because Classic does not interface with Bonjour which is used to run the wireless printing connections.
Simply an observation. Someone please correct me if Im wrong.

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