10.6.8 to mountain lion not working?

I have been using mac os x 10.5.8 and I decided that it was time for me to get the newest version. So the first thing i did was buy the 10.6.8 and downloaded it on my computer. I went on the app store to purchase the 10.8, but it said not compatible?

Choose About this Mac from the Apple menu, click on More Info, and check the model identifier against the following, which are the earliest Macs of each type that can run Mountain Lion:
iMac7,1
MacBook5,1
MacBookPro3,1
MacBookAir2,1
Macmini3,1
MacPro3,1
Xserve3,1
A computer incapable of running Mountain Lion which has a Core 2 Duo(not Core Duo) or better CPU and at least 2GB of RAM can run Lion 10.7, which is available by phoning the online Apple Store and ordering a download code for it.
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