How do i install Facetime on Mac, do i need to upgrade to Snow leopard?

Hey all
my boy's got an itouch with FaceTime on it so i want to connect my Mac Mini to it. I cannot get facetime without owning the AppStore application. I cannot install the AppStore App on the mac Mini unless i install Snow Leopard is this right?
currently i am on Mac OS X ver 10.5.8.
processor 1.83 GHZ intel core 2duo
memory 1GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
my question is that do i have to pay £26 for the upgrade in order to get the App Store application?
cheers

That is correct; FaceTime for Mac requires Mac OS X 10.6.6. So you will need to purchase the Snow Leopard upgrade if you want FaceTime.
Regards.

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