My iBook G3 won't run Tiger?

My iBook seems to come up with some code and the this that tells you to shut down your computer in different languages thing, when starting up and holding "c" to install tiger. WHY WON'T IT LET ME INSTALL TIGER!!!!

Hi, Jef.
The 500 MHz iBook came with OS 9 as its default operating system, and that's where I keep mine.
Most of them came with a tiny 9.31 GB hard drive. This makes upgrading to OS X and running iTunes problematic, since it's generally recommended to leave 5 GB of free hard drive space in order for OS X to run smoothly.
She will be able to use iTunes and AirPort in OS 9, but if you are talking about using a newer iPod with it or buying music from the iTunes Music Store, that will be a problem.
How big is the hard drive? (Some were custom builds and may have a larger hard drive.) Were the original software CD's included in the purchase?
10.0.4 is as high as you can go without buying system software.
Some people are running Tiger on them (256 MB of RAM required for installation; I recommend upgrading with a 512 MB RAM module placed in the one user-accessible slot), but not with an eye towards using iTunes (at least in any major way) with that small hard drive.

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[1] http://www.unsanity.org/archives/000410.php
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