Running classic apps in 8600 under OSX 10.3 ?

Hi all
Not sure if the subject question is right but here goes. I have all my graphic apps and plenty of third party plugins running fine under OS 9.2 in my PM8600/300. Before I loose my apps and settings, is it possible to install OSX 10.3.9 in my 8600 without loosing and/or moving any of my apps, plugins & settings around?
I thought I'd ask before actually doing the install process.
Thanks
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You won't like the performance, because the 8600 has a very slow 50 MHz system bus speed. Even a G3 processor upgrade card won't change the nature of the beast. Software developers really optimize their product to run efficiently on the current hardware's capabilities, so there's a reason why installation on older computers isn't recommended or supported. If you merely want to see how slow/bad it really is, you could go for it. I'd recommend saving your $$ and not bother maxing out the memory, because it's the remaining hardware limitations of the motherboard that will create a persistent bottleneck, affecting overall performance.

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