Clamshell iBook running 9.2

My niece just got an iBook with OS 9.2 installed. It's a clamshell G3 with 64 MB of RAM and no airport card installed. It was a freebie and they brought it over to see what I thought. My first thought was that the Key Lime color was a bit much Would it take much to get it running OS X? How much RAM would be needed to run Panther and would it be worth the effort? I guess I could find an old Airport card on eBay to get it on the internet. Any advice you guys could give me would be greatly appreciated. I have no experience with OS 9, I became a Mac convert in 2003 after OS X was out. Thanks again!
Jim

You'll need more RAM & possibly a larger hard drive.
*OS X 10.3 Panther Requirements*
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106163
Look at Which Mac OS X Version is Best for Me
You need to check if your Mac requires a firmware (Boot ROM version in System Profiler) update. Mac OS X: Available firmware updates
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86117 If an update is required, the update must be installed (using OS 9) BEFORE you install OS X.
 Cheers, Tom

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