Where to obtain original disks for old iMac?

I bought a Late 2006 20" iMac, that has some issues.  The seller just sent me the unit, nothing else (no cords, disks, etc.).  So I thought I could run AHT.  I wiped the hard drive, installed Lion, but holding down D on boot doesn't do anything (just boots normally).  I guess remote AHT over the Internet is not supported on the old hardware.
I have been perusing forums (fora?) looking for info on how to get AHT to run, or how to obtain.  I copied the ".diagnostics" folder from the Apps DVD from my 2009 MacBook Pro (Snow Leopard btw) to the hard drive, but holding down D now boots recovery and only allows me to run Disk Utilities or reinstall the OS.
I called up AppleCare and they said I could buy a copy of Snow Leopard, so I got that, but holding down D while the disk is in the superdrive doesn't do anything special, just boots into the Snow Leopard install, I don't have any pulldown or other option to run AHT.
Does anyone have the original disks for this machine, who would be willing to record a DMG or ISO image and transfer it to me?  Or, how else would I obtain it?  Obviously what AppleCare sent me didn't work, and the ".diagnostics" folder wasn't on that disk (as was noted in many threads on similar topics).

FWIW, replacement discs have always been available, as long as the machine's serial number doesn't pop up as a stolen machine. AFAIK, there's no $16/disc burn fee, but just a nominal S&H charge, usually under $20 USD for the common two-disc package that shipped with Macs.

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