OS 9 disks for 2002 dual 1 Ghz MDD Power Mac

Hello.
I own a 2002 MDD Power Mac - the 1 Ghz dual version -, but I don't have the original OS 9 disks. I'm from Romania, so it's quite hard to get hold of them. Is there a way that someone could help me? I'd really like to run OS 9 on the Power Mac, as my 333 Mhz iMac proves to be to slow.
Thank you.

You can call Apple Customer Support 1-800-767-2775, provide the Serial Number and specifications of the Mac, and for a fee, a replacement set of system discs (if available), can be ordered.
However, the discs will be for the original version of OS, that was pre-installed, when the Mac was manufactured. In this case, it should include the OS 9.
Do you want to be able to boot into OS 9.x, or run OS 9.x in classic mode while booted into OS X. If you want to boot, you'll need the CD. However, if you just want to operate in classic (no OS 9.x boot) copy the complete System Folder containing OS 9.2.1 or 9.2.2 from another Mac. Then copy the folder to your Mac. You should now be able to run in classic mode.
 Cheers, Tom

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