Anyone managed to run Leopard on an iBook G3?

I would like to know if there are people who succeeded installing Leopard on an iBook G3? I know that with the current system requirements its not done, but with some magic anything is possible.
If someone managed to install it, please share your experiences of Leopard on an iBook G3 so other people can learn from it.
Thanks in advance

Steven:
Next... I'm going to really push the limits and try installing Leopard on my Bondi Blue G3...
Wow! That's really pushing it! Let us know how it goes.
Those of us who have older hardware know that there are many users who run later Operating Systems on non-supported hardware using helper utilties like XPostFacto. There are always those who push the limits, and I expect it will be done again. For me, I see no other reason for wanting to intall Leopard at this time.
Cheers
cornelius

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