Can I upgrade to Mountain Lion from Snow Leopard on 6-year old iMac?

I'm running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 on an Intel Core 2 Duo iMac which I bought in January 2007.  It has 1GB memory and 2.16 GHz processing speed.  Can I upgrade to Mountain Lion - or perhaps more importantly, should I?  Given the age of my iMac, would Mountain Lion be too much in terms of processing speed, etc?

Probably not to Mountain Lion but to Lion, yes. However, you will need to increase memory to 2 or 3 GBs depending on what your specific model supports.
But if you wish to run Mountain Lion you need a newer model.
Upgrading to Lion
If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mountain Lion, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.
You can purchase Lion by contacting Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service - this includes international calling numbers. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax.  It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
     Lion System Requirements
       1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,
           or Xeon processor
       2. 2GB of memory
       3. OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
       4. 7GB of available space
       5. Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
Are my applications compatible?
         See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.

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