Mac OS X Leopard needed

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I am trying to reload an iMac A1224 (EMC 2266) for a friend. Yes I know it is an antique. I need to get a "real" dmg for this.
 
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Why Leopard? Have them buy Snow Leopard, from Amazon or ebay.
 
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I wonder, when an OS that old, is it illegal to share a copy with someone? not sure how that works but always wondered.
 

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I wonder, when an OS that old, is it illegal to share a copy with someone? not sure how that works but always wondered.

It is illegal since those versions of macOS were pay versions. You can share versions which are free.
 

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I think Snow Leopard would be the best answer here. Just make sure it's the retail version. Not the grey disks that came with the original device.
 
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I am trying to reload an iMac A1224 (EMC 2266) for a friend. Yes I know it is an antique. I need to get a "real" dmg for this.
Luckily, Leopard was the first version of OS X to be approved as a standard for ISO purposes.

You can download the ISO version of Leopard for free from here:

OS X 10.5 - Leopard (free)

Direct download:
 

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