Can OSX 10.4.3 Be Installed From A Disk Image ?

I am getting OSX 10.4.3 on a DVD.
If I decide to install it on my old G3 iMac instead of my eMac can I use a disk image.
The iMac only has a CD burner so I thought I could make the disk image on my eMac and transfer it to the iMac for installation.
Will this work OK?
Ian.

You can't boot from a disk image. Put the DVD in the eMac and boot it in Target Disk Mode (hold down T while booting). Connect the iMac with a FireWire cable (if it doesn't have FireWire it can't run Tiger) and boot it with the Option held down. Select the DVD and click the right arrow on the screen.

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