It's old but my favorite Power Mac G5 OSX 10.5.8

How can i get and use iCloud for my Power Mac G5 OSx 10.5.8 ? Since Mobile Me no longer exist now my system needs access to Mobile Me in order for the DVD drive to operate.
To date what resources I have keeps telling me that since my G5 Apple is so old that I will not be able to gain control of my DVD unit in my Apple Power Mac G5.
I brought out my old G5 out of storage, it's been over five years since I last used it. Past five years have been using a PC computer with windows 8.1 on it because of the amount of problems I decided to get my old Apple computer out. The problem is my Apple computer a G5, dual processor is the old Apple processor it is not an Intel processor. The fact that I really hate Microsoft operating systems. I assume that because everyone is or has gone to Intel processor's this means that Apple has decided to forget all those Apple Power Mac's out there. To bad because of this my next new computer will not be an Apple.
Reason Apple with intel based processors use software to per say settle down the Apple computer. The program a couple of them do allow the Newer Apple desk top Pro's to run Microsoft Windows, but keep in mind when ever a computer use's a software program to simulate so that your computer can use Microsoft windows that software program really restricts Apple. Again your Apple powermac doesn't use windows directly. These day's everything' based on a computer that uses Intel Processor's. Apple's user's can not download any files, games or what ever on their Old Apple computer.
Again my Apple pro is not an intel based machine, so now what it sound like I'd better off. NO!!!!!. Nobody tells me I can't use any apple book on there operating.
Now am I stuck with an old G5 unit least till x-number of years

Since Mobile Me no longer exist now my system needs access to Mobile Me in order for the DVD drive to operate.
Hello,
I'm using a G5 right now with 10.4.11 & 10.5.8, the DVD drive works fine, what exactly is the problem with yours?

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