Filemaker for OS 9

Where can I find a copy of Filemaker that would run on an iMac G3 running OS 9? Also, which version of filemaker would that be?

Hi Larry Gualano;
Google is your friend. By searching I was able to find that Filemaker Pro 5.5 released 2001 is OS 9 compatible.
Allan

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