Replace lost 10.4 disk; will a burned disk image work ?

My computer shipped with OS X 10.4 but I cannot find the 10.4 install disk anywhere and I need to reinstall the system software. Is there a method by which to get a replacement disk from apple ? I have a friend who uses 10.4 -- if I were to ask him to create a disk image and then burn me a new copy of the install disk, would this work or would I be wasting his time by asking (would apple not allow me to install from a copy of a disk that had been used to install the OS on another computer) ? thanks,
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Apple will send you a new installation disk for a small fee. Contact Apple to find out how to submit this request.
You can use a burned DVD if the copy of Mac OS X is from a generic DVD and you are not using an Intel-based Mac. Apple has not released a generic Mac OS X DVD that's compatible with the Intel-based Macs yet.

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