How can I get a copy of the original software that shipped with my MBP

[malfromcessnock]

How can I get a copy of the original software that shipped with my MBP

I have been thinking, "easy I can get that from Time Machine".

Then having checked out Time Machine I discovered that it had become full some time back and had deleted the backups from the first three months since I bought my MBP - so there is no longer a copy of the original software.

Is this a problem to anyone else?

How can I/we get the original software that shipped with our notebooks? I see this as a real flaw and wish Apple provided disks on purchase like many Windows Computer company do.

Cheers, Mal

 

[simsaladimbamba]

If your Mac came with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and earlier, it should have come with grey Restore DVDs for the OS and iLife.
If your Mac came with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion:

OS X Lion: About Lion Recovery
Lion Recovery Disk Assistant
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[malfromcessnock]

Thanks simsaladimbamba for your help. I'll check those links out.

Cheers, Mal