Refurbished iBook...no install disks???

My husband just bought a refurbished 12-inch iBook. Of course, it has all of the standard software loaded on it, but he tells me that he no CDs or any materials with the iBook. Should he have? I'm thinking, so what happens when he has a huge meltdown with his hard drive or an application and needs to reinstall the OS or the apps? Can someone enlighten me? (Perhaps these standard installs are available free via the Internet??)
Thanks!!
Diane Wordsmith

Thanks, Cornelius. I will give that a try. Thanks also dreed2 for your responses. I called the store where it was purchased and asked about this. I also asked our Mac tech support guy here at work. Apparently, you don't receive these when you purchase a refurb. When they refurbish the computer, they upgrade it and install the most recent OS available (in this case, Tiger). So, they aren't even using the install disks that came with the computer. (So where do they do get the disks to install? And why can't the customer have that one?)
Anyway...that seems to be the way things are. If anyone knows better, please post back. In the meantime, I guess it wouldn't hurt to contact Apple and make the request, as you suggested, Cornelius. Otherwise...if hubby's hard drive dies or requires a new install, I guess we'll be loading Panther on it using the install disks from my (non-refurbed) iBook.
Diane Wordsmith

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