IBook G4 into Windows machine

Hi all,
I would like to turn my 2004 iBook G4 (1.33 GHz Power PC G4) into a Windows machine. It hasn't been my main computer for more than two years, so I'd like to have some other functionality out of it.
I know very little about Windows and and Boot Camp, so I'd like some advice about how I should start going about converting my old iBook into a Windows computer. Is this even possible without an Intel processor?
Thanks!
Luke

Friday Cnet mentioned small MacBook Air $699 refurbished on Apple Store Specials.
Only 2GB RAM but can take 4GB, small 64GB SSD. Perfect so you could run Windows but also OS X possibly (keep it small and use another drive for data).
There are a lot of choices though out there.

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