Will the latest version of Mac OS run on old iBook

[quinnlaup]

Hey Guys

I am a relative noob to Mac OS i can find my about etc but dont know a whole lot about the operating system but i was wondering if the latest version of OSX can be installed on older iBooks. I am thinking of buying one for burning mac testing software such as tech tools etc and to familiarise myself more fully with the os. The iBook in question i believe has a 500mhz processor with 640mb of ram i think the os is 10.3.???? Also would i be right in assuming that the HDD can be upgraded from 10gb (i think).

kind regards

quinnlaup

P.s. I have had 2 of these in recently which when they heat up tend to stink really bad almost like body odour!!!! is this normal???

[BigMac]

The latest version of OSX (10.6, Snow Leopard) will not run on a PowerPC. All previous versions will.

As for the stink, ran across one of these a few years ago. More info can be found scattered around the web on why they stink such as http://lowendmac.com/menagh/06/1013.html

[anonymous Mac Tech]

Originally Posted by quinnlaup

The iBook in question i believe has a 500mhz processor with 640mb of ram i think the os is 10.3.???? Also would i be right in assuming that the HDD can be upgraded from 10gb (i think).

It can run up to 10.4.11. The RAM looks like its maxed at 640MB. The HD can be as large as you want. Its ATA-6 compliant so its not limited to only seeing 128GB like the older G4 towers.

[quinnlaup]

Thanks for your help guys definitely think i will get this one looks like it will suit my needs.