How can I buy Mountain Lion from an unsupported laptop? I want to install it on a Mac Pro but it doesn't have an OS to open App Store

I have a MacBook Classic that is unsupported and my Mac Pro is supported but I can't open App Store from it because there's no OS and I can't purchase from my classic because it's unsupported. Halp

Buy Snow Leopard for your Mac Pro, update it to 10.6.8, purchase and download Mountain Lion. There is no other solution.

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             4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later
             5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
             6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
             7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
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         Are my applications compatible?
             See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.
         For a complete How-To introduction from Apple see Upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion.

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