Mac OS X v10.3 using the iMac Install CD

I know a year or two again (wow... I really don't even remember how long it was now..!) I tried ordering Mac OS X from OWC. They gave me these crappy iMac install CDs instead, which I wasn't terribly happy about. I was even less happy when it didn't work with XPostFacto. I know a few of your expressed similar annoyance with OWC for being (presumably) intentionally misleading; I was just wondering if anyone knows whether or not it's possible to install it off such CDs now that XPostFacto is in its new (version 4) incarnation.
Any ideas? I don't really use my Beige G3 anymore (a lot of this has to do with space, and the fact that my dad has switched the monitor he got for me with the crappy one he was using...), but I'd be very interested to use Mac OS X on it.
I guess I MIGHT buy Mac OS X CD again.. but then, I really don't feel like waiting all that time, plus I'll probably get a MacBook Pro or something when I transfer to another college after this semester... actually it kind of feels wrong getting rid of this Toshiba laptop which I got only 1.5 years ago.. despite the fact that I was never really overly fond of it, and it is missing a key... and the shift's bent out of shape..
Anyway.. any thoughts?

Hi Dan,
Just a couple of points. For OS 10.3 used XPF 3, XPF 4 is for installing OS 10.4, exclusively I believe. OS 10.3 has been very stable on my G3 and I don't see enought advantage to try and upgrae to 10.4.
If you plan on getting a MacBook Pro be aware that intel based Mac's will not run OS 9 software. I don't think that little caveat is very well advertised by Apple. Apple does have a beta version of software named "BootCamp" which will let you boot a MBP so as to run PC software. Also, a current application(?) "Parallel" enables use of PC software on the MBP, I believe. I haven't used either one, still haven't got over having to abandon lots of very useful OS 9 software.
Good Luck,
Don Rieg

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