Macbookpro - which os?

hi all,
do i have to upgrade from tiger 10.4.11 to snow leopard before i upgrade again to the latest lion os? will the processors in this macbook (core duo 2), handle a newer os?
~ tj

I can't find any instances of it being done, though with enough skills/money many things are possible, but most Notebooks have the CPU soldered to the Logic Board, as well as many generations of CPUs requiring a whole new Logic Board to handle different CPUs.
If you must run Lion in you estimation, then the cold bottom line is to sell this one & Buy a newer MBP, or a used one that has Core 2 Duo CPU & can handle at least 4GB of RAM, (16GB would be better for the future, though I've read a few complaints that 16GB isn't really enough in some circumstances).
I see no need for Lion/10.7 here, but then I think the iCloud is the worst invention since Carter's Little Liver Pills, & do more important work in TOS 1.04/2.06/3.06, OS 7.5.5, OS9, OSX 10.4/10.5 than in OSX 10.6.x & beyond.
Disclaimer: I have no Cell Phone/iPhone/iPad, would only use MobileMe if they paid me big time, (soon to be unusable anyway when the Lion roars), also I find that if there's ANY other APP that does what an Apple app does, it's better, more useful, & isn't nearly as often put to the wayside as Apple's whims do with theirs.
PS. One positive note about Apple is that they continue allowing me to post things as I see them, which is rarely flattering to Apple, so I keep trying to help users here!

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