Upgrading from OS9 to tiger

Hi
I have just purchased an imac G4 800mhz 512mb. The operating software it is currently running is Mac OS X 10.1.2
I want to upgrade the software. My intentions are to upgrade the ram to 1GB (Currently 512mb) and I have just finished installing an airport card. Can anyone tell me if I need to purchase Jaguar or panther first before I can run tiger on my machine. What I mean by this is that can I just buy the full version of Tiger and away I go or do I have to buy the versions of the operating system inbetween before my machine will allow me to install Tiger. I am under the impression you can't just jump from 10.1 to 10.4 without first installing 10.2 0r 10.3.
Also will my system run leopard (10.5) or is it best just to stick to tiger, I have read on other forums that Tiger is more stable than leopard on the "slower" machines, which mine clearly is.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Chris
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Various newer products such as iPods, iPads, iPhones, etc have their published minimum requirements
for interfacing or syncing, updating, and so on, with the computer one may use to do this through; and
the information is posted in the Apple Store online and in most documentation.
If you do not need OS 9 as Classic (since you've posted in this OS 9.x Discussions area) you could
start a new thread in the Leopard 10.5 discussion area. However, about this upgrade of unsupported
Macs to Leopard... it may be possible, if the computer is otherwise capable of running OS X 10.5.
A page of information to check out on this topic, is at low end mac online.
• Unsupported Leopard Installation:
http://www.lowendmac.com/osx/leopard/unsupported.html
You may wish to check into everymac.com to see what the other hardware upgrades your Mac
may sustain, such as the maximum RAM it can use; and also look into the size of the Mac's
hard disk drive, since you really need to give the Mac OS X extra resources to run in older Macs.
Too small of a hard disk drive, or limited available free-space the automatic Virtual Memory needs
would severely hinder the system, any apps running in it, and overall computer performance.
So, consider the possibilities of upgrading RAM and also the size/capacity of the hard disk drive.
In some cases, you may compare specifications for different model Macs with the downloadable
database from MacTracker, for offline use. This covers OS versions, and hardware configurations.
See http://mactracker.ca for information and to get a download for OS versions supported by them.
Since graphics and other processing hardware in a computer that old may not really do well with
Leopard 10.5.8, you may find limited use of some aspects of an upgraded computer once its done.
Anyway, with further questions about a different OS version, you may find better or additional answers
by posting in the Leopard 10.5.8 Discussion area. Oh, some applications may also need to be updated
with an upgrade to Leopard 10.5.8 if they are no longer adequate for use in a newer OS version.
Some older computers don't run 10.5.8 as well as they do Tiger 10.4.11; so you may find a better overall
gain by looking into a newer refurbished computer model or one that has been repaired & restored by a
specialist who knows Mac products and can stand behind them. (Not an auction or iffy purchase.) For
newer models, Apple has their online Special Deals/Refurbished items. For others, with less complete
configurations and sometimes lacking software, you could check out specialists who mostly deal with
portable Mac models; ones that can support Leopard 10.5.8 and have better hardware already in them.
The current development is for Intel-based Macs and the older PowerPC-based Macs are fading.
The link above should cover some aspects of the question you have regarding unsupported installation;
however the rest of the computer may need an upgrade of hardware to handle the system, too.
Good luck & happy computing!

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    OPEN LETTER TO THE MAIL 2.0 CODING TEAM. RSVP.
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