Hard drive erased iMac G5 X l0.4.11. Help?

Hard drive was erased. I need to find out how to get the original software - mac mail, safari, etc. that came with the computer. Can anyone help?

No disks came with the computer. Same thing with my Lion I am returning. It was already on the computers when purchased.
I think with Lion they just started changing how things work in terms of relying upon online services and flash drives, and not optical discs, but I am just remembering what I have read here. Before Lion all computers came with a set of OX discs should you need to re-install the system on the computer. In theory when you sold a computer those discs should go with the computer since they are no good on any other model. In practice a lot of people seemed to throw them away or lose them, which left subsequent purchasers of the computer (e.g., you) in the lurch when it came to needing to install something. You either need to buy a set of discs from Apple with the system version that came with the machine, or find a set of black, retail version system discs for a newer version that will also work on a G5 (i.e., 10.5). If you go the second route do not get fooled into buying a set of grey discs that came with somebody else's machine that they should be keeping for when they sell their machine to a third person. Those discs likely won't work on yours.
How are you "returning" Lion?

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