Startup Apple icon replaced with "No" icon?

I have an old Mac that had Mac OS X Panther on it. I am working to revive it.
When I try starting up from a known good Panther installation CD, I hold down the "C" key until the dark grey Apple icon appears. But after a few minutes, the grey apple icon is replaced by a dark grey international "No" symbol (a circle with a line through it).
What does that mean?

See Mac OS X: "Broken folder" icon, prohibitory sign, or kernel panic when computer starts
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106805
Does your Panther installer look like this?
 Cheers, Tom

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