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Adam6777

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Q: OS 10.6.8 is Lion, Snow Leopard or Mountain Lion ?

how do i tell if my OS X is Lion or Mountain Lion so I can download the right updated OS 10.7.2?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jan 6, 2014 3:43 PM

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Q: OS 10.6.8 is Lion, Snow Leopard or Mountain Lion ?

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by Niel,

Niel Jan 6, 2014 3:45 PM in response to Adam6777
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Mac OS X

Jan 6, 2014 3:45 PM in response to Adam6777

10.6.8 is Snow Leopard. If the computer's incompatible with Mavericks but has a Core 2 Duo(not Core Duo) CPU and at least 2GB of RAM, the next step is to buy a download code for Lion from the online Apple Store.

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by FALcatkin,

FALcatkin Jan 6, 2014 6:15 PM in response to Adam6777
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Jan 6, 2014 6:15 PM in response to Adam6777

Snow Leoparad 10.6.8 is a really nice OS.
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by Lanny,

Lanny Jan 6, 2014 10:02 PM in response to Adam6777
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Desktops

Jan 6, 2014 10:02 PM in response to Adam6777

Click on the Apple Menu's, "About This Mac."

Snow Leopard is 10.6.8
Lion is 10.7.5
Mountain Lion is 10.8.5
Mavericks is 10.9.1
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by Jiri Krecek,

Jiri Krecek Jan 6, 2014 10:04 PM in response to Adam6777
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Jan 6, 2014 10:04 PM in response to Adam6777

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X

This shows more history and is actually a great article to read.
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by Eric Root,

Eric Root Jan 7, 2014 11:48 AM in response to Adam6777
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iTunes

Jan 7, 2014 11:48 AM in response to Adam6777

Using the above information, go to the  menu/About this Mac to see what version you are using.
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