If the OS X CDs he has is OS 10.0.x (thats what comes with the iBook restore CDs), you might as well buy OS 10.2 off of eBay, because OS 10.0 isnt compatible with anything... AIM, Camera Software, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, etc. lol I found that out.. thats why I bought jaguar and ilife off ebay. ^_^