I realize now why I received no replies to my question on 10.3.9...

Apparently my question was completely moronic! People on other forums have just told me that --duh-- all I need to do is add some RAM and upgrade the OS to Tiger or Leopard.
I have been told for years by someone who should know better that I am stuck with this old operating system and that there is no way to add memory to the laptop. So for those who viewed my original post, I'm sorry to waste your time.
Cheers.

Hello,
"Apparently my question was completely moronic!"
Oh no... don't go there. There's more to upgrading to a new Mac OS X then just upgrading RAM.
First, make sure your PowerbookG4 meets the minimum requirements for installing Leopard.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/techspecs/
One important thing to remember is that Leopard requires 9GB of drive space. Make sure you have sufficient drive space before installing any software. Right or control click the MacintoshHD icon on your Desktop, then click: Get Info. In the Get Info window, click the discovery triangle so it's facing down. You will see; Capacity and Available Make sure you have 10% available disk space, 15% is better. Insufficient available space, can cause performance issues, system corruption, and possible loss of data.
Make sure there are no errors on the disk. Restart your Mac while holding down the C key, pressing the power button and inserting your restore disk all at the same time. An Installer window will open, but do not proceed with any installations. Instead, from the Menu Bar, select Utilities > Disk Utility. In the Disk Utility window click First Aid, and then click Verify. If Disk Utility reports errors, click Repair. When Disk Utility is finished, from the Menu Bar, select Utilities/Startup Disk. Select MacintoshHD 10.x.x and click Restart.
Acquaint yourself with maintenance. Maintaining Mac OS X - X Lab
According to your previous post where you posted the PBook profile, you have 512MB of RAM installed. I think that is expandable to at the very least 1GB of RAM. Why can't you upgrade the memory? Go here for upgrading and installing memory. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=95132 If you aren't comfortable doing this, take the PB to an Apple store and or an Apple reseller. http://www.apple.com/buy/locator/
Your "terminology" is just fine.
Carolyn

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