Ideas for upgrading this iMac

I want to upgrade this old iMac (see below for system profile) and am looking for ideas and maybe how-to links. Any help you can provide would be GREATLY appreciated.
BTW, here is more info on my machine not listed below...
I have already upgraded RAM (because it is the easiest to do) to 192 MB
I am currently running OSX 10.3.9 with no classic support.
Can I upgrade video, HD or anything else.
I am pretty sure I can upgrade to 10.4 as I do have firewire... but if I am mistaken please let me know.
iMac PowerPC 750 (400 MHz) 512 KB L2, 192 MB SDRAM, ATI AGP 8 MB VRAN (Total) Mac OS X (10.3.9)

you are correct, you can upgrade to 10.4 if you like.
However, I would definiltey suggest more ram if you
do. 256 seems to generally be considered a minimum
for OS X these days, the more the better. your
machine can take up to 1 gig of ram.
You can upgrade the hard drive up to 127 gigs if you
like. that's about the only other thing that can be
upgraded. the video is soldered to the board.
Thanks for the info... So the internal HD can be upgraded... are there any good how-to sites I can use to help me out with the physical process of upgrading.
You also mention that the video is soldered to the board. I thought when it said in system profile that the bus type is AGP that it was an AGP slot where I could plug in a different video card.
Thanks again for the quick reply and very helpfull info!!!

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