Running Classic Apps

Hi all...
Anyone advise me : how can i run my old OS9-applications from my iMac-intel based running 10.5???
please help me in few and clear words so i reach the stuff without reading a lot of webpages or help-articles....
Many thanks....

Your profile is a bit confusing, Can you list in your profile the computer(s) you have, including the one about which you are posting?
Dear Corneluis.... i have :
1) An Old G4 (Power Pc coming with MacOSX10.2 Original CD).
2) An Original Mac OSX 10.4 Tiger DVD that i bought after.
3) My Current iMac 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (with the Original Mac OSX 10.5.x Tiger DVD coming with), and i am running now OSX 10.5.3
i really need to run the Classic over My iMac for many reasons ... So, i am asking if i can install the Tiger on my iMac (or in any external or internal linked HD) in order to Run Classic Via Tiger ...
You cannot run OS 9 or the Classic environment on an Intel based Mac. You need a PowerPC Mac, either G3, G4 or G5 or some earlier Macs.
Is it really impossible to Run Tiger on My iMac in any any way???? Using internal or external linked HD ??
Using any other Way??
Thanks

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