1st generation G5 IMac OS

My G5 20" Imac, first generation, with a new hard drive checks out as a working machine, but--:
I do not have the disks for the original operating system, it was probably some version of 10.3.
I am not able to start the machine with available OS disks, it appears they are not bootable, but simply updates. It is also possible that the disks are the wrong versions.
Does anyone know the correct version of the OS for this machine? How can I tell a bootable OS from the update's? It seems that word is no longer used in Apple advertising.

The first iMac G5 shipped with a version of Os 10.3.5. Mac OS: Versions, builds included with PowerPC Macs (since 1998)
The iMac G5 would boot from the retail version of OS 10.4 or 10.5.

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I am one with a 1st gen iPod (Windows, 10GB).
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