Garageband 2 - Pismo Laptop

I recently purchased an iMac G5 which came loaded with OS10.4.0 including all of the iLife software that has now been upgraded to an OS10.4.3 via the Apple download system/site. I also still own 2 G3 Pismo-Bronze Powerbooks with Firewire/cd-firewire onto which I recently/ successfully installed a store bought OS10.4.3 Tiger packaged as M9639Z/A. Come to find that this OS10.4.3 Tiger does not include any of the iLife software.....I have copied the iLife software off the iMac, but find that the Pismo's will not accept either the original OS10.4.0 dvds with iLife that came with the iMac or the CD iLife programs copied from the iMac. Any help will be appreciated on this issue. Thanks. Bob S
Powerbook - Pismo 500mhz-firewire Mac OS X (10.4.3)
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.1)
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.1)
Pismo Powerbook Mac OS X (10.4.1)

Thanks Wheat Williams. Obviously I can utilize GarageBand on my G5 iMac so all is not lost, but how about iPhoto on the Pismo. It too was not included in the OS10.4 and appears not to be available except within iLife which can be purchased easily but can just iPhoto be installed on the Pismo? Appreciate your response again. Thanks. Bob S
Pismo Powerbook g3 Mac OS X (10.4.1)
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.1)

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I made a fateful error and could use some help.
Bottom line: is there a way to copy my iPhoto application, all of its files and my library from my G5 to my old Pismo G3 laptop?
I tried coping my iPhoto library from my iPhoto (version 5) to what was loaded on my old Pismo G3 laptop (because I need to use the photos on a research trip). I'm coping the files via my firewire cable.
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Elissa:
The terms of use for the Apple applications restrict them for use on only one computer at a time. Here's an excerpt from the agreement.
2. Permitted License Uses and Restrictions. This License allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple Software on a single computer at a time. This License does not allow the Apple Software to exist on more than one computer at a time, and you may not make the Apple Software available over a network where it could be used by multiple computers at the same time. You may make one copy of the Apple Software in machine-readable form for backup purposes only; provided that the backup copy must include all copyright or other proprietary notices contained on the original. Except as and only to the extent expressly permitted in this License or by applicable law, you may not copy, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, modify, or create derivative works of the Apple Software or any part thereof.
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If you had iPhoto 6 on both machines you could use iPhoto Library Manager to copy the rolls from one library to another and preserve the keywords and comments like this. But both libraries need to be at the save version.
Do you Twango?
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Equivalent PC laptop CD/DVD-ROM for Pismo?

Some months ago I bought a used G3 Pismo laptop. Instead of the original CD/DVD-ROM (Apple P/N 661-2244) it had just a CD-ROM. I would like to get a DVD capability, however, looking on the internet at web stores the price is over $100-$130. It's not cost effective the spend that much on an older laptop. Also, there don't appear to be many used ones available.
Is there any equivalent PC laptop CD/DVD-ROM that will work in the Pismo? If there is, it's quite likely that it will be less than $100. Or is there another model used in a G3 or G4 laptop that will work in a Pismo?
Cheers, Tom

Tom:
Here is one less that $110 on eBay.
Good luck.
cornelius
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PowerBook Pismo, good laptop?

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Look at these links.
OS 10. 4 Tiger requirements
http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/requirements.html
Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger Installing Software Support Page
http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/install/
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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=607363
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 Cheers, Tom

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jpl:
Here is what I foundMac OS X Remove Localized Files: Mac OS X and many Mac OS X applications include files that allow them to be used by people who speak different languages. Even if you choose not to install "extra" languages, your Mac usually has several alternate languages available. And every time you install or update an application, you get more of them. For example, the iTunes 4.0 installer includes Chinese (both Taiwan and mainland), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish versions.
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Hallelujah!
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If you just bought it I would recommend calling Apple, they can help you set it up.
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Hey guys,
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