In the dock when you are starting "Classic" under Panther (retail, yes I have it ) it shows a greyscale Mac OS 9 Icons and as "Classic" starts up the 9 fills up in orange, it is very cool.
You can find a screenshot here: http://homepage.mac.com/ibook238/.Pictures/classic_status.jpg
enjoy!
You can find a screenshot here: http://homepage.mac.com/ibook238/.Pictures/classic_status.jpg
enjoy!