PowerPC :: Need To Reinstall OS X Leopard On G4 - Disk Lost

Jan 11, 2011

My friend recently sold me her old ppc Powerbook G4, but it was her families old computer so I feel weird using it seeing their file names and such. I want to re install os x but they lost all of the discs.. Is there any way I can use the current ones from my iMac (snow leopard so I'm thinking no)

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