HT1561 were to find  Restore CD,for imac G5 10.3.7

were to find  Restore CD,for imac G5 10.3.7

It's going to be difficult to find.
Suggest you join LEM-Swap for buying & selling Mac stuff. http://groups.google.com/group/lemswap
After you join, post a WTB (want to buy).
Why do you need OS 10.3 since it's obsolete? Your G5 will run Tiger 10.4 or Leopard 10.5.
 Cheers, Tom

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