HT1443 I have an imac running os 10.4.11 and need  to upgrade. What is the procedure and how high should i go as far as what os?

Help?

First:
What specific iMac model do you have?
Why do you need to upgrade?
Are you prepared to spend money on upgrading?
To find out what model you have open System Profile in the Utilities folder and report what you find displayed for the Model Identifier.

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