Snow Leopard on MacBook 2008 to Lion OSX
Hi,
I have snow leopard on macbook 2008 and I would like to update my mac to lion osx. Currently I have found only mountain lion osx on apple store, not lion osx. Mountain Lion is not sipported for early 2008 MacBook (as my macbook is) and Lion osx seems not available any more.
How can I update my Mac to Lion?
Thanks!
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Models
iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
Xserve (Early 2009)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
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Are my applications compatible?
See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.
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