Apple does not give away its OS, although later updates were free, so you are stuck with the $20 upgrade fee.
Even for a "broke" student this should not be too much of a problem.
This forum is not the place to ask about "Free" (Stolen) software
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Hello everyone!
I have a question that might not be the best to ask but either way I need it done.
I have a 7 year old white MacBook that is running Snow Leopard OS X 10.5.8. This version has become so out of date most applications don't accept it as a baseline anymore.
I wanted to upgrade to OS X 10.6.8 because that is the new baseline requirement for most applications, however I am a broke college student so anything over $5.00 is a major issue for me.
I know that version of Snow Leopard is sold on the apple website for about $20.00, but you really have to understand $20.00 for me is emergency gas money....
I have been looking around for a free download, but all of them say I need OS X 10.6 before I can install. I even downloaded OS X 10.6 that said I needed 10.6 for the install!
Does anyone have any advice before I drop money on my old laptop?
Thank you all for your time!

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