Ibook blueberry clamshell upgrades

I see people on you tube running mac os x on old ibook clamshell computers how is that possible?
My ibook only reads cd's not dvds.
so how are they installing tiger on a blueberry ibook with no dvd rom drive possible?
I would love to install mac os x on my ibook

Upgrade your firmware (to allow support for larger DIMMs)
Install a 512MB DIMM (you will have to remove the old DIMM, unless it is already a 512MB DIMM)
You can install 10.2 (which comes on multiple CDs)
OR you can install 10.3 (which comes on multiple CDs)
Without FireWire and FireWire Target Disk Mode, you would have to replace your CD drive with a DVD drive (which works but does not quite fit -- sticks out a bit. Then you could install 10.4. You will be limited to one major Application at a time, for example, surfing complex web sites but NOT while Mail is open. With a G3 processor, YouTube Videos and similar stuff will be unwatchable.
If you have only a 6GB drive, installing 10.4 will be very difficult. You will not have room for any substantial user files (no Photoshop, no iPhoto, no iTunes master library).
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