I have an install disc for Lion, the last version of OSX that, according to Apple, can be installed on my computer, but I've heard so many bad things about it, I've just stuck to Snow Leopard for the time being. This feels like a crass attempt by Apple to get you to buy a new computer. I haven't attempted to download Mavericks from the Apple Store yet, since those requirements dissuaded me from doing so, but I'm pretty sure your machine gets analyzed before you can download and, if it falls short, you won't be allowed to install (maybe not even download) Mavericks. Hardware-wise, my machine more than meets the requirements listed (and Apple is a bit sketchy about those) for both Mountain Lion and Mavericks, but the model year of my machine is one year earlier than the listed model year requirements. A week later, Apple reluctantly admitted publicly that the $25 upgrade disc WOULD actually work via upgrading from Tiger with no problems. I went to the Apple Store and tried to purchase an upgrade disc, only to be told by one of the "Geniuses" that the $25 upgrade disc would only work if I had Leopard already installed, that if I used it to upgrade from Tiger, I would completely screw up my system and that the only way to upgrade from Tiger was to buy the full installation disc for $125. I remember back when Snow Leopard came out and Apple was offering upgrade discs for $25. I'm still not convinced that you can't install Mavericks on an older machine like mine.
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