I've lost the restore disk for my iMac OSX. Where can I locate one?

I want to restore my iMac (2008) to factory settings, but have lost original system disks. Any options?

Call AppleCare and purchase replacements:
Apple Store Customer Service at 1-800-676-2775 or visit online Help for more information.
To contact product and tech support visit online support site.
Is this for your purposes or to sell the computer? If all you want to do is erase the drive and reinstall OS X, then you can do that with your Snow Leopard DVD.

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