Upgrade from os x tiger to leopard so i can use my ipod or iphone

recenly a friend sold me power mac g5 for cheap 100 dollars. to my surprise i cant use to put music on my ipod or iphone .what do ineed to change to be able to upgrade to leopard,he told me i couldnt upgrade to snow leopard only leopard.this is what i have processor dual 2GHZ POWER PC G5 2.5GB DDR SDRAM MACHINE MODEL powermac 7,3 .cpu type powerpc g5 3.0.so what do ineed to upgrade n if it can be done i know its an older model but it be nice to upgrade .thanx for the time n help u have a nice day

Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard installation system requirements
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24950
Leopard is no longer available at the Apple Store but may be available by calling Apple Phone Sales @ 1-800-MY-APPLE (1-800-692-7753).
If you can't obtain a retail install DVD from Apple, look on eBay or Google the installer part numbers to possibly find at an on-line store. Here's what to look for:
MB427Z/A  Leopard 10.5.1 install DVD
MB576Z/A  Leopard 10.5.4 install DVD
MB021Z/A  Leopard 10.5.6 install DVD (single user)
MB022Z/A  Leopard 10.5.6 install DVD (5-user family pack)
Installing Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1544
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Installation and Setup Guide
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/leopard_install-setup.pdf
After you install the base 10.5, download & install the 10.5.8 combo update at http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_5_8_Combo_Update
The DVD should look like this
Caution - Leopard does not support classic mode. So, if you currently open OS 9 apps in classic mode, you won't be able to do this if you upgrade to Leopard.
 Cheers, Tom

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