Can the lid be closed and still run the computer with an external display?

I purchased a 19" LCD display to hook to my G3, everything works fine but I cannot find any reference on whether the lid for the laptop can be closed while running the computer. Can anyone help answer this for me? Currently I am looking at my laptop with the lid half-closed, or is that open...Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
PowerBook G3 333MHz Mac OS X (10.3.9) The Lombard, 384MB RAM

Make sure the computer is plugged in on the AC power adapter. (this is because the power requirements are higher for an external display.)
- Close the PowerBook's display. The PowerBook will go to sleep.
- Connect the external monitor.
- Turn on the external monitor.
- Connect an external Apple USB keyboard and mouse.
- Now the PowerBook will wake from sleep.
Next time when you want your Powerbook to sleep use the "sleep" option from the Blue Apple menu (on the left top).
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