An old PowerBook G4 needs iPhoto

Would like to use PowerBook G4 to store and view our portfolio of projects. This computer is operating on OSX 10.5.8 but iPhoto is not on this computer. How can I load the correct version of iPhoto on this computer?

iphoto was part of iLife.. you need to pay for a disk.. it was not included in the 10.5 OS.. Although I have to say my knowledge of Macs really starts at 10.6.x
There are substantial differences between early and later versions of iphoto and using an old G4 to store your library may not really work.
Apple have clear instructions on how to share the iphoto library on the network.
You are better sticking with Lion or later.. A Mac Mini of 2011 and later is a cheap purchase and works great as a library location/media computer.
iPhoto: Sharing libraries among multiple users

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