I cannot open Classic on my iMac OS X 10.3.9

I bought a learning program for my daughter but need to open Classic in order to install it on my computer. I found the Classic folder in my system folders but it is empty. Can you help please. I have searched on here for hours but can't find my answer. Thanks.
Ashley

Hi Ashley,
As I understand it, this is the first time you need Classic. If so, you need to install it from your original disks (these should be gray disks, not black ones). I don't have the gray disks with 10.3 on them, but I looked at some with 10.4 -- probably yours will be similar.
I inserted the first disk, and opened "Read Before You Install". There is a section "Installing Mac OS 9" that gives instructions for installing the necessary software.
Do not reinstall OS X. It is a good idea to run Disk Utility, select your disk, and choose "Repair disk permissions" before and after any install. You may also want to run "software update" after installing Classic.
If you are not sure whether Classic is installed, open your disk and look at the icons. The folder named "System" is OS X. If Classic is installed, there is another folder named "System Folder" with an icon with "9" on it. That contains the software Classic needs.
Frank

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