Iwork '08 on a G3 Ibook

Can this be done. I need to make a presentation on Wednesday. The presentation was done in Keynote '08. The school was supposed to have a powerbook for me to use but they do not. Can I use my old G3 Ibook that is collecting dust?
Thanks

Here are the specs:
System Requirements
A Macintosh computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5 or PowerPC G4 (500MHz or faster) processor
512MB of RAM (1G recommended)
32MB of video memory
Mac OS X version 10.4.10 or later
QuickTime 7.2 or later
iLife ’08 recommended
1GB of available disk space
CD drive required for installation
Found on this page:
http://www.apple.com/iwork/systemrequirements.html

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