Never made any updates since purchase in 2009

Hello All , i need to upgrade my mac totally!! Since purchasing my mac in Mid 2009 i have not upgraded it at all. I am currently still running version 10. 5. 8 . I saw the new mountain lion and wanted to get it due to its awesome compatibility with the my 4S. How do i go about upgrading my Mac??? Thanx so much!!!

You need to purchase OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard retail disc. You can purchase this directly from Apple by calling 1-800-MYAPPLE. Ask for software sales. OS X 10.6 is $19.99 U.S.D. plus shipping.
Once you have purchased and install OS X 10.6, you need to use OS X Software Update to update your iMac to OS X 10.6.8. Once your iMac is on this version, you have access to the Mac App Store. You can purchase, download and install OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.
Before advised though, if you have any older software on your iMac that used to run on a PowerPC Mac, there is no longer any support for these types of apps after OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
If you install OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on your iMac, then these programs will no longer function. You need to update or pay for an upgrade to run newer versions of older PowerPC software to versions that run on an Intel Processor.
Also, if you haven't done so already, you need to install more RAM into your iMac.
Your model iMac can take a maximum RAM amount of 8 GBs.
Install the max.
Every re-iteration of OS X uses more CPU, GPU, RAM and HD resources.
RAM is cheap, now.
Install the full 8 GBs of RAM.
Here are the specs of your RAM
Memory Slots 2 - 204-pin PC3-8500 (1066 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM
Purchase cheap reliable Mac RAM from online RAM vendors Crucial Memory or OWC.
Remember to backup all of your iMac's data before you begin the install!

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