Installing OS 8 or 9 on beige G3

Hi,
I have a hard time installing an OS on my beige G3!
I have an original CD for OS 8.0 but the G3 refuses to boot from it saying that this version is too old for this machine. Anyway to install it?
I also have the disks for the G4 Cube, but then it boots, but clicking the install icon told me that this version cannot be installed on this computer.
Any help will be welcome.
Thanks

8.0 was released in the midst of a turbulent time at Apple. Clones were available, and the interlocks on which Mac/Clone you were installing on were very thoroughly enforced.
8.0 knew of the existence of HFS+ Extended format, but it was not fully implemented until 8.1. If your Hard drive is formatted with HFS+ Extended format (which it definitely should be) the software may well refuse to run.
The G4 Cube software is specific to the G4 Cube. It would not be expected to install on anything else.
I think you need a "Full Retail" 8.1 or later, not one specific to a particular Mac, unless it for the exact Mac you have at hand.

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    Today, I would say go straight to Panther. I'm at 10.3.9 and all is stable.
    One caveat that may not bite you (1G processor advantage?) is related to QT. I, too, was keen to get QT7 so I could continue to enjoy the movie trailers. The new trailers are dreadfully slow and choppy, even with my 128MB VRAM vidcard. I tried some older saved QT movies with QT7 and they ran great. New content must need more power, It is my fear that the newer QT movies are optimized for a G4 and that's why all is so slow.
    You are right: the 8GB partition rule only applies to the logic board ATA bus.
    I did not install any ATI drivers other than those included with OSX. The Radeon 9200 is doing fine, shown by excellent performance in a flight sim that shouldn't really run on an 8 year-old machine. I recommend trying the flashed Radeon with native drivers--it should work.

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