Imac G4-Keyboard

I have a G4 that I got super cheap and am planning on upgrading the user ram slot, as well as an airport card. I am going to buy one of those "bluetooth " USB ports. I am wondering will any of the Apple bluetooth keyboard and Mice be able to connect? I am going to be running Tiger (10.4 I think?)
thanks!!

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Good news on the purchase - a lovely iMac to use.
A very few of these iMac G4s had internal Bluetooth: have you checked? (It's not worth attempting the internal BT upgrade - the parts are {conservatively} 5x the cost of a USB BT dongle and it's a very difficult task to undertake).
Just about any Bluetooth USB Dongle should work fine. Will you have a USB Keyboard and Mouse for set-up purposes though?
Personally I don't get on with Apple mice and if you're buying now Apple KB and mice are relatively pricey. I've also found BT a little slow to respond after leaving the computer sleeping a while. I currently have a couple of these:
The black/grey version matches the Alu iMac much better than the Apple mouse too They come with their own wireless dongle and are as responsive as a USB mouse.
As you will take up a USB port with the BT dongle why not just use a wired keyboard? The Alu Apple wired keyboard has a USB2.0 hub and numeric keypad unlike the more expensive BT version.
Just my thoughts...
cheers
mrtotes

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