My imac is not compatible with Mountain Lion – can I still download lion

I have an iMac from 2006 and it runs Snow Leopard, I would like to use iCloud but can't download Lion, Apple appear to have taken it off the App store. Where can I find it to download?

Not tried it myself, but I've read on here that you'll need to phone the Apple Store to get a redemption code that will then allow you to buy it.

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    Jewood20 wrote:
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    Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion
    iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
    MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
    MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
    MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
    Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
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    Would the imac (as sepcified below) be compatible with mountain lion?
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    Group2: Intel
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    Machine Model: iMac5,1
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      Total Number of Cores: 2
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    iMac – models from mid 2007 and newer
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    XServe – early 2009 models and newer
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    MacBook models released prior to 2008
    Mac Mini released prior to 2007
    iMac models released prior to 2007
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