Q: Reinstall OS X on old iMac

I have an old iMac (late 2008 I think) and I'm only using it as entertainment. I want to reinstall the OS X and have erased the drive. Next step is to install OS X from App Store but I get the following message "The Object is not available for the moment, please try later". And I've tried to download it several times now and for 3 days now but I still get this message. Is it because my iMac is to old? I don't have a CD/DVD with an OS X. I had Yosemite on it before I erased the drive.

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Posted on Oct 30, 2015 9:39 AM

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rkaufmann87 Oct 30, 2015 9:52 AM in response to hilo_at
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Oct 30, 2015 9:52 AM in response to hilo_at

What I'd recommend is installing from your OS X Snow Leopard Upgrade DVD, then installing the 10.6.8 update combo (Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1) and then open the Mac App store and upgrade to the current release of OS X which is El Capitan, 10.11.1. Yosemite is no longer available, however you might be able to get it from the Mac App Store by logging in and then click the previous purchases tab. It might still show up.
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babowa Oct 30, 2015 10:24 AM in response to hilo_at
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Oct 30, 2015 10:24 AM in response to hilo_at

As mentioned you need an install disk because your model does not support internet recovery (which is what you need if you erase the drive):

Computers that can be upgraded to use OS X Internet Recovery - Apple Support

So, either use/get the Snow Leopard install disk or use the clone you made before erasing to clone your system back.
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