Using an old imac, I want to move to Icloud

I would like to move to Icloud but when I went to upgrade the OS it said my Imac is not compatable even though it's an 2Ghz Intel Core Duo. Is there any other way. ????

You must be running Lion OS X 10.7 in order to use iCloud.  And your model of computer, which uses the Intel "Core Duo", is Not compatible with Lion.  You need at least a "Core 2 Duo" CPU to run Lion. So, if you need iCloud it's time to purchase a newer iMac.
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