Powerbook G4 and OS 10.2

I was told that it is not possible to install OS 10.2 on the Powerbook G4 - Is it true they will only run with Tiger? I need to run an older version of Logic Audio that will only run on OS 10.2
R

It's funny you should mention that Rod - I'm aware of the Logic Pro 7 upgrade possibilities, and plan to do that eventually - but here's my situation:
I have a Mac desktop G4 466 mhz system - I run Logic 4.7 quite well on dual boot OS 9/Tiger. I do need, however, to buy a Powerbook G4 to run Logic - create a mobile studio to record at my artists' homes. I don't want to scrap my G4 466 desktop just yet - I'd like to produce the same songs on the laptop, bring the data home, work on them on the desktop too (I'm not ready to sink money into a G5 just yet)
Meanwhile, Logic Pro 7 - they recommend running it on a G5 or a faster (dual processor) G4 - so - I figure - I can buy Logic Platinum 5.5 from this engineer ($80) - and buy a used Powerbook 1.33 mhz, less expensive also - then run Logic 5.5 on the laptop, and the desktop on OS 10.2.x.

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