I need to upgrade the O/S on my MacBook

Hi all, new to the forum, I have recently 'inherited' my MacBook Pro from my daughter who has moved on to an iMac, she has gone back up to Uni to do a Masters and she needed an upgrade, well that was her excuse!
Anyway I am now the proud owner of a 17" MacBook Pro, it needs a new battery, no problems there, it could possibly benefit from a RAM upgrade, but it is in a bit of a 'timewarp' as the O/S is 10.4.11. My daughter said it was not possible to simply upgrade to Lion as there was no mechanism for this, she then started on about how you had go to Leopard then to Snow Leopard then to Lion. This seems a little top heavy, and quite frankly very 'un-Apple' like in its methodology!
Is there any one out there who can enlighten me in this matter?
Cheeers, Mal

OS X Lion Technical Specifications
http://www.apple.com/macosx/specs.html
Installing Lion: Our complete guide
http://www.macworld.com/article/161064/2011/07/installing_lion_complete_guide.ht ml
How to install Lion over Leopard
http://www.macworld.com/article/161087/2011/07/install_lion_over_leopard.html
OS X Lion: Installation Guide, Boot Discs and Q&A
http://www.macstories.net/mac/os-x-lion-installation-guide-boot-discs-and-qa/
 Cheers, Tom

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