Leopard on a G4 Laptop w/ One Gig of RAM?

My older brother has a nine-year-old G4 laptop (15") with one gig of RAM, running Panther (10.3.x). He is not computer literate and hasn't kept up with upgrades, etc, over the years.
Question: Can he install and run Leopard (10.5) on this machine with one gig of RAM? He only uses the computer for the web and email, so doesn't need a lot of RAM, but is one gig even enough for Leopard and one or two open apps?
If not Leopard, can he install/run Tiger (10.4)?
I'm just trying to help him upgrade as far as he can reasonably go. I assume his machine might allow for additional RAM as well -- anybody know how much RAM a nine-year-old G4 can take?
Thanks much!

I'd say he could run Leopard; minimum requirements are found here: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=30496.
Might want to upgrade the RAM, if possible. 2 gig RAM would be better.
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