What iMacs run System 9 software in Classic Mode and also iLife in Sys 10?

I understand that there were versions of System 10 that ran on iMac G3s that would run old System 9 software in Classic Mode, and also would run iLife (special interest in Garage Band and iMovie). What model of iMac would do this? What hardware requirements should I look for? What would be the optimal configuration to do what I'm trying to do?
Can I hook up an external floppy drive to an iMac? Are those drive still easily acquirable?
What versions of systems 10 ran in Classic mode? I've heard that System 10 with Classic mode can be buggy. How significant is this? When did System 10 stop running in Classic mode? Is it traditionsal to get System disks included when you buy an iMac off of eBay?
Thanx.

Ed,
The last version that would boot into classic is 10.4.X (.11 last version). That said I was never a fan of classic mode. It never seemed right to me that's why I set those few up as dual booters. They were used in a classroom with pre k thru middle school kids.
If you are using classic mode and it runs good for you than go for it.
My computer at school runs at 600 Mhz and has 256 Mb of memory. How much memory would you suggest.
Tiger will actually run at 256 but would be better at 512 or 768.
How would a machine like that do as part of a wireless network?
It should do fine. It will need a special adapter (which I can supply) and the original Airport Card.
Could it be connected to a network that's administered by a PC?
Should be no problem. Our's is set up that way and wireless Macs work fine. The problem I've seen w/ PC administered networks is the Administrator him/herself.
what is a G3 slot loader?
There were two types of G3 iMacs, the early tray loaders and the later slot loaders.
700 and 800 eMacs will also run OS 9.
So I just upgraded our music room at the school. It has iMac G3s 450 - 600s, eMac 1.25s, G4 Minis and Intel Minis. So we're running iLife 09 and 05.
Garage Band 09 will only run in 10.5.6 and that will only run on a G4 or better w/ a processor 867 MHz or faster. My son runs it on his eMac 1.25 GHz w/ 1.5 GB RAM.
Oh for your kid check out Kid's Pix 4 it runs in either OS. Our kids are also crazy about Zoombinis.
Richard
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