Should I Upgrade Operating System and/or RAM?

I just ordered a new MacBook. After I get things transferred from my 12" Powerbook (1Ghz G4, 512 RAM), I plan to give the Powerbook to my husband to learn to use a computer. He's a senior (74 years)and not computer-savy at all. He would like to just cruise the internet, look at eBay, and a little email. I think it would be good to keep his mind active. I'm wondering if I should upgrade from my current OS X 10.3.9 (Panther)for his use, and if so, just to Tiger? Also, how about the RAM - is the 512 RAM sufficient? We have a wireless broadband dsl connection for the internet.
Thank you for your advice. I hope I've asked the proper questions.

Great idea ... couple of thoughts.
First, your question on do you have enough memory. For Panther, you're probably OK, especially if he will just be doing the tasks you described. If it were me, though, I would upgrade to Tiger, if for no other reason to take advantage of the security updates that have happened over the years. Tiger will work OK on 512MB, and again may be fine for email and web surfing. If more memory is needed, looking at Crucial, a 512MB card is $50 while a 1GB card is $57. You can always check memory usage for what you run today by loading the Activity Monitor (on your hard drive in applications/utlities). Look at the system memory tab at page ins/outs. If outs are 10% to 15% or greater of page ins, you can use more memory.
Make sure you have 10% or more of the hard drive free for systems usage. Before you turn it over to your husband you may want to run a utility like OnyX to clean the hard drive up. It's available at http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs2/english/download.html
Also, as we age our eye sight isn't always hawk-sharp. You might want to consider hooking the Powerbook up to an external monitor, and he could still use the Powerbook keyboard. If you don't have a monitor to hook it up to, LCD monitors aren't too expensive, and go on sale fairly often. Sometimes good prices at Sams or Costco too, which is where I like to buy LCD monitors from. If there are any issues with dead pixels, it's easy to return/replace them at either store.

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