What OS can I upgrade my 400 MHz DVD G3 iMac to?

I have a 400 MHz DVD G3 iMac currently running OS 10.2.8. I have 640 MBs of RAM. What is the most current OS I can upgrade to? Thanks for the help!

The posting proceedure can be a little confusing if you are not used to the forum.
In the future if you go to the top of the page and click on > Using your iMac (CRT), for example and post there, more folks will see your question. (Some responders here could move posts in the past - 'not sure if that still applies).
To install Tiger on your machine you will need 256MB RAM minimum (I'd double that). Be sure you use a "Universal" install disk. Don't try to use a "Machine-Specific grey disk. It won't work.
Although external drives are useful, you don't need one to install Tiger.
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My Sister has a Sawtooth G4 - Well, I believe it's a sawtooth anyway. I don't know for sure, so I'll post a bunch of specs:
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Wow, thanks again!
I figured out that this is the AGP graphics Sawtooth - not the Yikes model. Where do these names come from?
As per upgrading to OS X - we have a G5 which she can use, and a XP box - which is down with the flu for the third (or fourth?) time. Therefore, the G4 will stay OS 9. She just wants to have a reliable machine that can play DVDs and music, and play some of our old OS 9 games. It's not intended to run any new programs, just the old ones that she can't run now. When I mentioned photoshop - it's a "Limited edition" of version 5.0 - and it's far, far, FAR more reliable on the G4 than on our 2-year-old XP box, despite the G4 running 9.1 with a wimpy 128 meg ram!
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I'm quite aware of the lack of RAM. However, I'll have to watch for sales! I'm not aware of any "Mom and Pop" stores close by, although that's a fantastic idea. A PC 133 128 MB card runs $40-50 at the local computer stores, but only $15 at OWC! Therefore, if I don't find suitable RAM locally, I'll order some. I wouldn't mind an extra 256 (or 512) for my iMac either.
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Model Identifier:    MacBook1,1
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Processor Speed:    2 GHz
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Total Number Of Cores:    2
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