G4 compatibility with Leopard

I just bought a 12" Powerbook G4 in February, as the MacBook Pros were being released. Now that I see the whole Apple lineup moving to Intel processors, I'm getting a bit jealous but I really want to know if Leopard would be able to run on a G4, not just Intel based Macs. I watched Steve Jobs' Keynote Address but he didn't discuss that.

Until the minimum system specifications required for Leopard are released by Apple, it is purely speculation at this point but it is highly unlikely a G4 PPC Mac will not be supported by Leopard especially when the transition to Intel processors began this year.
The minimum specifications for Tiger are as follows:
Mac OS X Version 10.4 requires a Macintosh with:
* PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor
* Built-in FireWire
* At least 256MB of physical RAM
* A built-in display or a display connected to an Apple-supplied video card supported by your computer
* At least 3.0 GB of available space on your hard drive; 4GB of disk space if you install XCode 2 developer tools
* DVD drive for installation (get CD media for $9.95)
Although the minimum specifications for Leopard may not be 100% identical to this, I seriously doubt your 12" PB G4 will not be supported.

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