Updating tangerine iBook?

hi,
i realize that this is a very common question, but upon reading through a lot of the posts i couldn't find anything that completely/clearly answered my questions.
basically, i would like a laptop computer as it's a bit of a fight for the family computer and i will be attending university next year.
i don't have a big budget (i hardly have a budget at all, in honesty) and so i was wondering about the possibility of updating a tangerine ibook that has been sitting unused for a couple of years.
the initial issue with the ibook is that the power cable is extremely unsafe and sparking, but i have done some googling and i can buy a new one fairly cheaply, as with a new battery.
however, i was wondering exactly what else i would have to buy/do in order to upgrade to os x? how much would this roughly cost and could i achieve it on my own (i don't have much experience with computers in a technical aspect)?
also, is there any alternative to buying an original airport card?
thanks!

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions.
I always recommend Crucial for RAM in the UK as they have good Mac support and guarantee it will work! You should install a 512Mb SODIMM for a 544/576Mb total which should keep OS X happy.
The hard disk will be a real tight squeeze if it's the original 3.2GB that you have once OS X is installed.
See this recent post on 2.5inch drives.
The Wireless bridge is probably the best way to go as Duane says however there are cases where user's have butchered their iBooks and a 3rd party card - not for the faint of heart (thanks Troy Enn for the link)!
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