Install Mac OS X 10.3 on Intel Mac

hello.... I want to install 10.3 on a external drive for emergences. I choosed 10.3 because i love the OS. So could some 1 please let me know if this is possible Thanks.

You could consider getting a second, older Mac
and then have Panther 10.3.9 on it. Those may
be available at comparatively great discounts.
You can see in the free database from MacTracker
which models natively use earlier OS X versions
and then be on the lookout to rescue one of them.
See http://mactracker.ca to get this offline database.
{My preference is for Tiger 10.4.11; though a few
good ideas were dropped from Panther on the
way to Tiger. A few in the user interface and in
Preview (in 10.3.9) was better at image edits.
Simple rotations would 'stick' & work in email.}
Good luck & happy computing!

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I want to install mac os but I do not know what should I do to make it run on mac os my notebook.
I am not a native apple notebook but my notebook is toshiba
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