Want to update 3 macs from OSX10.6.8 to 10.9.5

What I want to do is upgrade the OSX 10.6.8 on three machines (MacBookPro/3,5-early2008), (iMac/9,1-early2009), and (Mini/4,1-mid2010) to MAV/OSX10.9.5, or YOS/10.10.n. I have various/numerous Apple and third party s/w and related files that work well on OSX10.6 and I know some will need to be upgraded/replaced when I shift over, and want them to run under OSX10.9.5. I have set up an external drive with three(3) partitions on the Mini, and installed Mountain Lion(1), and Maverick(2), and left spare(3), to check the compatibility of all apps on the mini/OSX10.9.5. I have found no significant speed difference for the apps that are compatible (I increased Mini memory to 8GB). I also noticed the restore regions required for ML and MAV.
I know that clean installs are preferable, but, in the past I have not had to do clean installs since no problems arose (backups were always on hand, just in case). However, ML and MAV require a 'restore area' which means to me that installation on the machines internal drive could require a clean installation. Question - is a clean installation required or not, and if not, what may be the limitations?
I have the original install disks for the three machines, so I can certainly set up external drives to transfer the existing OSX10.6 apps et al to, using Migration Assistant, or Time Machine backups. What I want to be able to do is to continue to use the current apps I have, with minor relocation, or reconfiguration of files.
Originally I thought I was going to have to move OSX10.6 stuff to external drives, because of the need by MAV for Restore area, and file optimization. My concern was whether the older machines would perform better, or worse under the more powerful MAV OSX. My tests on the Mini w/MAV external didn't indicate any problems, other than it took about three or four times as long to start up (FW800 external drives). One big advantage I was looking forward to was the 'sync all devices' aspect of MAV and OS8 (ipad2/touch/iPhone). However, I would welcome experienced advice on the questions, 'Would the machines perform better under the OSX(10.6.8) closer to their original OSX(10.5/10.6) on their internal drives and MAV on external drives, or would they perform just as well or better with MAV on internal and OSX10.6 on external?
I have followed discussions on similar MAV questions, and YOS - MAV seemed my better choice for now.

The point in reference, regarding an offer of something 'free' could be any kind of upgrade to software, a newer version of browser, an adobe flash player, a supported version of OS X from the Mac App Store, etc. With an Apple ID one can access the online stores from OS X 10.6.8.
So, one has to be specific, and also detail the computer configuration and specifications so as to help confirm what kind(s) of upgrade may actually work with the hardware vintage of the computer. The Model number, build series year, is it an Early, Mid, or Late (year) model?
These factor in hardware differences and what kinds of OS X version or other software may or may not work in the computer. Also, an upgrade of RAM may be needed for some software upgrade or system upgrade, to work correctly. While your computer may be unable to upgrade to Mavericks 10.9.2.
If too old, it may do OK with Mountain Lion 10.8.5, or maybe Lion 10.7.5. Some users with an older Mac prefer 10.6.8 if it works well and they have applications that run on there; older applications may not run on Mavericks 10.9.2... Or maybe the Mac won't like it. Make a backup before upgrades.
•Mac OS X Support:
http://www.apple.com/support/osx/
•Apple - Support - OS X - Upgrade:
http://www.apple.com/support/osx/upgrade/
There's a lot of information available in Support pages.
Good luck & happy computing!

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