Will an iMac G4 support a newer OS than Jaguar?

I am asking for a little bit of advise and opinions if possible.
I have to opportunity to buy a G4 pretty cheaply and I just want to know if it is a good deal and worth the money. My current laptop is very very old and very very tired and no longer copes with much.
The Mac currently has Jaguar on it, my plan would be to eventually buy one of the mini's and use the G4 as a screen. However, having done a wee bit of research I was wondering if the G4 would have the capability to update to something more recent than Jaguar?
And also is it worth it? I would basically be replacing my aging laptop with a Mac which is not spritely and I am not sure what to do.

If it has a 700 or 800 mHz processor, it can run up to OS 10.4.11 "Tiger." If the processor is 1.0Ghz or faster it can run up to OS 10.5.8 "Leopard."
And also is it worth it?
Depends. If you are trying to improve your web experience, likely not. Many websites now use technologies that stopped supporting Macs made before the change to Intel processors in 2006.
Caveats:
1) Legitimate retail install disks of OS10.4 and 10.5 are hard to come by, so much so that some sellers are demanding twice the original price of US$129, making it more costly than many used G4 iMacs.
2) The first G4 iMacs did not have DVD-capable optical drives, but the OS versions I mentioned come on DVD. That does not mean they can't be installed but complicates installation.
3) If the computer can use Leopard 10.5, it will need all the RAM you can put in it. Early G4 iMacs can handle only 1GB RAM, the absolute min for 10.5 to be happy. Later models could take up to 2GB RAM. However, regardless of model, fully upgrading the RAM on a G4 iMac is not a trivial matter. You can get to half the RAM slots, ones to which Apple wants you to have access. Getting to the other half requires a serious teardown of the computer that, if not properly executed, can cause the computer to overheat with the possibility of fatal damage.
If you like the styling of the G4 iMac over performance, by all means go for it. I also think they are a very cool computer. However, if you need performance, especially with web browsing, find a lightly-used Intel Mac of some flavor.

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