How do I increase my iMac's memory with an external hard-drive?

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I'm running a 1.8 GHz PowerPC G5 iMac with OSX Tiger.

Apparently I use a lot of programs (music, torrents, etc.) because I've gotten a couple messages that tells me that my startup disk is getting full. I have an external harddrive, and I plan on purchasing another. Is it possible to use these to increase my computer's memory as a sort of added on memory? I have only moved my iTunes library and some other big programs into my hard drive manually.

So I guess that what I'm trying to say, is can an external harddrive be used to add memory to the computer without having to manually move things into it?
 
I've gotten a few of those too. First you should clear out things you dont need, if you use iChat, delete all the chats, delete old pictures, anything. Then, I got an extra harddrive, which does give you more space. I put pictures and other smaller things on it, but kept bigger apps on my MacHD. So to the last question, in one word, Yes.
 
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