Will my 12" G4 PB 1.5ghz ,,, Run Leopard ? Minimum system requirements ?

The Genius told me to wait for Leopard os X . Well I would like to know if I need a dual processor with an intel chip machine. Will it be retro compatible ?
Thanks Hans K.
powerbook g4 , superdrive , 700MB + ram Mac OS X (10.3.7)

Yes your machine will run Leopard very well. I've used both retail and developer seeds since before the 10.0 public beta and every major Mac OS X update has increased performance on the same hardware. There have yet to be any negative comments (performance wise) about the current developer seeds.
In addition, the GPU in your machine supports Core Animation, so theoretically in many respects you should get a smoother experience.
Leopard is scheduled to be released by Spring 2007, so that's why you were probably advised to wait for an upgrade.
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