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Here is some additional information for you.
Tiger is available for purchase at
The Apple Store (U.S.).
If your
Mac meets the
Leopard System Requirements.
Leopard 10.5.x, can be purchased at
The Apple Store (U.S.).
Panther, is no longer available directly from the
Apple Online Store, as
Leopard 10.5.x, is the most up to date OS.
If you know what to look for, a
Full Retail Version, of the
Panther Install CDs, or a
Full Retail Version, of the
Tiger Install DVD, can be purchased, sometimes less expensively, at some online Apple retailers, Amazon, eBay,
FastMac,
HardCore Mac,
AllMac, etc.
Be sure not to purchase grey, upgrade or machine specific CDs or DVDs.
Panther is only on CDs, not DVDs.
The discs should look
exactly like the images in the above links, and not say
Upgrade,
CPU Drop-in DVD, or
"This software is part of a hardware bundle purchase - not to be sold seperately." on them.
Additional info in these links.
Using OS X Install CDs/DVDs On Multiple Macs
What's A Computer Specific Mac OS X Release
Software Update, Upgrade: What's The Difference?
Caveat Emptor!
If any are presently available, examine these items very carefully, and if in doubt, ask questions of the seller before purchase!
Panther On eBay
Tiger On eBay
Once
Panther 10.3.x is installed, you can use the
10.3.9 Combo Update, to upgrade to the final version.
If your
Mac meets the
Tiger System Requirements, you could also consider installing that, and then use the
PPC 10.4.11 Combo Update, to upgrade to the current version.
Review these
KB Articles, for the
Panther System Requirements, and the
Additional Panther System Requirements.
Additionally,
Tiger 10.4.x ships on a DVD, so if your
Mac doesn’t have a built-in DVD-ROM player, you will have to use an alternative method of installation.
Info here
Installing Tiger Without A DVD Drive.
And here
Installing Tiger Using Firewire Target Disk Mode.
The
Tiger Media Exchange Program, referred to in that article, is no longer available.
Shop Carefully, Examine All Documentation, And I Wish You Success!
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