Is my iMac OSX 10.5.8 obsolete? I can't upgrade to Yosemite.

I'm advised that I require a compute with 10.6 or higher.

Get Snow Leopard first http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard then update it to 10.6.8 with Software Update. You'll then have access to the Mac App Store and can upgrade to Yosemite if your computer meets the minimum specs OS X Mavericks system requirements - Apple Support
If you can run Mavericks you can run Yosemite. Regardless of what Apple states you will need at least 4gb of ram and more is better.
Before you do anything make a complete backup in case either something goes wrong or things don't work as you expected.

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I have a iMac 11.2 running 10.6.8 can I upgrade to get icloud?

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in addition to retail OS X DVD, Niel pointed to in the link.
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Yes.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24950
Leopard is no longer available at the Apple Store but may be available by calling Apple Phone Sales @ 1-800-MY-APPLE (1-800-692-7753).
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MB427Z/A Leopard 10.5.1 install DVD
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MB021Z/A Leopard 10.5.6 install DVD (single user)
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1544
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http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/leopard_install-setup.pdf
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