Blueberry ibook RAM & Apple docs

I also have an original blueberry ibook and would like to upgrade the RAM. However, there seems to be two conflicting pieces of information on Apple's web site:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14870
The first listing for an ibook (about half way down the page) says PC66 up to 288MB.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302333
The listing for the original ibook (at the bottom of the page says this model can also use PC100 memory, such as M9089G/A - 512MB
I have read some of the other postings which suggest the first doc is incorrect and that it will take 512MB. Please help and confirm.
Having upgraded the RAM I intend to also upgrade from Mac OS 9.2.2 to 10.3.9. Does anyone know if the 366MHz processor will handle this?
Thank you

You can find the firmware version by running Apple System Profiler and looking in the ROM field (I believe that is the name I haven't used OS 9 in a long time).
PC100 will operate at 66 MHz which is the clock speed of the iBook. Therefore you can use PC100.
A lot of PC133 will also operate at 66 MHz. Therefore you can use PC133. But some PC133 devices will not operate at 66 MHz. That is why you need to buy the RAM from someone who offers a lifetime warranty.

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