IMac g3 cant boot mac os 9.1 install cd!!!!!! help!!!!!!

well first of all i checked this website: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/stats/imac600graphite.html
and it said it shipped with os 9.1.
but my problem is that it wont boot into the os 9.1 install cd.
Also its a indigo iMac g3 and the cd is a retail install cd (Mac Os 9.1 of course.)
what can i do please help me.
-Anthony

Apple have not made any OS version newer than 7.5.5 public domain, so anything 7.6 or higher someone puts up on a torrent site is techncially illegal softwre.
Second, I wouldn't trust a "free OS." TNSTAAFL, ya' know. I've heard a number of horror stories of illegally downloaded OS software doing bad things. If your lucky, it simply doesn't install. It can get worse.
Considering your location (Cupertino), I would think you can find a Mac User Group easily. They are often a great source for righteous older software at decent prices.

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