Why can't I use the mac app store?

I downloaded it with software update but nothing ever showed up. Do I not have the right type of Mac for it?

Not wrong type of Mac, wrong version of OSX, so, purchase a copy of Snow Leopard, please ensure that your Mac is compatible with SL first (if it's an Intel Mac then it probably is), install SL and update it to 10.6.6 and you will have the App Store (plus other SL improvements)

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    Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try the action that you're having trouble with again. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message (command-V).
    When posting a log extract, be selective. In most cases, a few dozen lines are more than enough.
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