Ancient 12" iBook question

I have an ancient 12" iBook which I would like to put to use running Power PC software but could do with bigger screen. The iBook has a ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 with 32MB of DDR SDRAM and Video mirroring supports VGA video out to an external display.
Can anyone suggest the size of monitor this will support.
Thanks

Please let us know more about your iBook. Which exact model is it? You can choose from this list:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ibook/index-ibook.html
Which version of the OS is it running? I'm guessing that you mean it has 32 MB of VRAM?

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Second, while the machine appears to be fully functional the graphite rubber colored bits, especially on the bottom of the machine are pretty chewed up. Is it possible to just find the 'skin' somewhere, remove the rest of the rubber with a gentle solvent and re-apply? I'm pretty sure this unit used to be used in an elementary school and it shows...

OS 9 isn't a necessity unless you need to run OS 9 applications. Otherwise you can delete these folders:
"System Folder" (not to be confused with the folder named "System.")
"Applications (Mac OS 9)"
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This might free up around 1 GB or so of space on the hard drive. However, a 10 GB hard drive is too small for OS X. 20 GBs would be the practical minimum. You need to have at least 8-10 GBs of free space on the hard drive, although it is possible to have as little as 3 GBs free but any less is a potential problem.
Panther requires a minimum of 128 MBs of RAM, but from a practical usage viewpoint 512 MBs is much better. 320 MBs is a practical minimum. Without a lot of RAM the OS will be slower and more sluggish.
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Is it 10.4.0? If so, it's too early to work.
Do you have the original system discs that came with the iBook when it was new? It should include Mac OS X 10.4.2.
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Hi,
I'm new to the forum. I'm a fairly recent Logic Pro 7.1 user. I run it on an eMac with a 1 gig of RAM, and it works wonderfully.
I'm considering getting a 12 inch iBook. My intention would be to use it mainly for sequencing when I'm away from home, so I probably wouldn't be using a ton of heavy duty plug-ins at once. I figure I can freeze tracks, and do more heavy duty processing at home.
Here are my questions.
1. To run my copy of Logic and both machines, would I just need to move the USB key from computer to computer?
2. How would I open up a song started in one computer on the other computer? Would I need to burn the file to a CD? Can I use one of those USB memory sticks?
Thanks in advance for the help,
John

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I have finally configured my ibook to just the way I want it excluding one crucial thing: Memory. I know the more memory you have, the more apps you can run at once. But the most apps I would be running at once would be 2 or 3. Would someone out there with a 12 inch ibook(1.33 GHz PowerPC G4, 512MB DDR333 SDRAM built-in, 40 or 60 GB hard drive) click on 2 or 3 apps and see if they all run confortably at once.
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Hi Tech,
It sounds like to me you will be fine if you want to stick with the installed RAM. I wouldn't worry about space until later. I personally use an external hard drive for both my iTunes and iPhoto libraries (I have over 40Gb of just iTunes music). You don't have to order the RAM now, you can always get it later and install it yourself. I suggest buying it when you order because Apple puts it in; less risk of something going wrong.
Options about external hard drives:
I suggest anything from LaCie, SmartDisk, or Western Digital
I personally recommend theLaCie D2 Hard Drive Extreme w/ Triple Interface, SmartDisk CrossFire, or the WD Dual Option.
I use a SmartDisk CrossFire for both my iTunes library as well as my iPhoto library. If you need help moving your iTunes library you might want to look at Knowledge Base Document #301748 explains How to Move Your iTunes Library.
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Perhaps a third alternative to 'helpful' and 'solved' being 'abandoned'?

G'day Sue,
Au contraire, you can mark the question as 'Answered' without nominating a Solved or Helpful response and thereby get it off the list of unresolved questions.
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hey all im new to apple got a ibook g4 10.4.11 for free and use it to familarize myself comming from windows os and like it very much I have an Iphone 4s and that prompted the change just tring to hook itunes up to this setup and sync it is this doable or am i sol till i comit to mving forward! it will load pitures from phone but thats it !!
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