Which OS do I have?

VikkeyMac

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I have a MacBook 13. How can I identify the OS I have? Looking at an "X" does not do me justice.

Also, can anyone tell me what the order of OS's are? example lion, then, leopard, then jaguar, etc

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Click the Apple icon in the top left and choose about this Mac. Your version 10.x will be there.

Also, the most recent versions are 10.5 Leopard>10.6 Snow Leopard>10.7 Lion>10.8 Mountain Lion>10.9 Mavericks

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I think I got it. I have OS X 10.6.8 If I understand correctly, this means that I have Snow Leopard, Right?

and that I should upgrade to Lion. Thank you kindly for your rapid reply.
 
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VikkeyMac said:
I think I got it. I have OS X 10.6.8 If I understand correctly, this means that I have Snow Leopard, Right?

and that I should upgrade to Lion. Thank you kindly for your rapid reply.
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Yes, 10.6.8 is the latest release of Snow Leopard. Mavericks is the current OS, and I'm not really sure if you can even get Lion anymore. Do you have any legacy apps on your Mac? Before you upgrade please research all of your applications to make sure with a new OS that they don't become incompatible.
 
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VikkeyMac said:
I think I got it. I have OS X 10.6.8 If I understand correctly, this means that I have Snow Leopard, Right?

and that I should upgrade to Lion. Thank you kindly for your rapid reply.
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JohnCL said:
Yes, 10.6.8 is the latest release of Snow Leopard. Mavericks is the current OS, and I'm not really sure if you can even get Lion anymore. Do you have any legacy apps on your Mac? Before you upgrade please research all of your applications to make sure with a new OS that they don't become incompatible.
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Hi Vikkey - great advice above - depending on your hardware & your current installed software, upgrading will be a potential issue; so, please post back what apps your currently are using (and their versions) - you might be able to upgrade to a certain point but no further? Dave :)
 

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