How to get Aperture 3 onto a new iMac from CD or old MacBook

Hi, I have a common question, but didn't want to post under an existing/solved discussion, so have made a new one. I have an old MacBook with Aperture 3 on it, installed from a CD purchased before it became available via the App Store. I have a new iMac with no optical drive. I know I can transfer files, etc, via Migration Assistant, but I had read that it was better to install again from the original CD. I have read similar posts, which suggested a very popular solution that involved installing the trial version then upgrading it. The supplied link didn’t work for me and further investigation revealed that the trial version is no longer available. I can see my MacBook with Aperture CD over our wifi network, but my computer won’t let me install software via this method. I tried copying the CD to an external hard drive and installing that way, but that didn’t work either. It’s an old MacBook - i don’t have Firewire or Thunderbolt ports. Is Migration Assistant my only option - apart from buying an optical drive?
Thanks!
bp

Problem solved using this to access the optical drive on my MacBook....http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5287
So far has worked a treat. Just updating Aperture 3 to the latest version via the App store and all should be well.

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