Most native Mac programs not responding

Hi all. Just this morning I started up my computer, and almost none of the Mac applications run.
I am running system 10.3.9. I also have Quark 6.5 and Adobe CS2 and Macromedia Studio 8 on my system.
Mail - when clicking on my Dock shortcut, it bounces a couple times, then stops with the triangle. no window shows up, then if you right-click on the dock item, "application not responding" shows up
Activity Montior - bounces on the Dock for 30 seconds, then stops, with no triangle below it. also shows up "not responding"
Disk Utility - will show my HD, but when I click it, pinwheel starts and I have to force quit
Console - blank window will appear, then pinwheel starts
Safari - blank window will appear, then pinwheel starts
System Preferences - main screen appears, then pinwheel starts whenever I click an option.
Some Mac applications that DO WORK though: FontBook, Terminal, Calculator, Grab
Here's what I've tried already:
- starting up off of the install disk and running "disk repair", then running "repair permissions"
- starting up in single-user mode and running the "fsck -f" command
- deleting my mail, activity monitor, and disk utility preferences
- zapping the pRAM
- repairing permissions through the terminal window
I also haven't installed any new fonts recently.
one strange thing though. when I deleted my mail preferences and started Mail back up, the "create new account" window did appear, but after entering my company's information, the application froze up before getting to the inbox window.
I would really appreciate any help from anyone. Thanks!
PowerPC G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9) 733mhz - 896mb RAM

Hi apingicer,
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EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated April 7, 2015 at 4:51:25 PM CDT
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    iMac (20-inch, Early 2008) (Verified)
    iMac - model: iMac8,1
    1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
    4 GB RAM Upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM1
            2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
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    ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro - VRAM: 256 MB
        iMac 1024 x 768
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Time since boot: 6 days 18:35:49
Disk Information: ℹ️
    Hitachi HDP725032GLA380 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        [redacted] HD (disk0s2) / : 319.21 GB (99.94 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
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    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
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