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Jun 21, 2016 10:16 AM in response to acphotby Niel,Buy a retail Mac OS X 10.4 or 10.5 DVD from a source such as Amazon or eBay, or phone Apple and ask for replacements.
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Jun 21, 2016 9:39 PM in response to acphotby Jeff,The G5s sold in early 2005 shipped with a version of Panther (10.3.x). Obviously, you want the newest supported version (since you've indicated 10.5.8), so don't bother buying an original restore disk set for that model. Check the usual sources mentioned by Niel and you should be able to find never-used, still-sealed software.
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Jun 28, 2016 7:42 AM in response to Nielby Limnos,Make sure it is a retail version (black box) as Niel recommends. You may find cheaper, gray, discs for re-sale but those will not work on your computer.
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Jun 29, 2016 9:58 AM in response to Nielby TheMacMaster20,Well, for an 10 year old OS, they might not have any. They probably even ended support for the OS.
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Jun 29, 2016 10:07 AM in response to TheMacMaster20by Limnos,It can't hurt asking. Sometimes somebody moves a file cabinet and finds an extra copy in the dust bunnies underneath. I called about getting hold of Snow Leopard Server and it took somebody about 20 minutes searching, getting back to me every 5 minutes to make sure I was still on the phone, and they finally found a copy. I agree though it will be highly unlikely Apple will have a copy unless it is in the cellar, in a locked filing cabinet, in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the leopard."