2012 mac air prob

[Bryyyyy]

Hi all
Let me start out by saying I'm.pants when it comes to computers, anyway here goes
I've got a 2012 mac air I've just factory reset it ,going through set up is OK until I get to setting.up a new I cloud account I fill it in but when I get to the date of birth it won't click on to the next page , so if I skip , the .mac book won't allow me on the app store and I can't down load updates, can anyone help or is the macbook to old and needs binning ?

 

[Bigwaff]

What version of Mac OS is installed on your MBA?

 

[IngoX]

How old are you? You can’t create an AppleID with age under 13 without parental consent. For some regions the age is 14, 15 or 16 years old.

The minimum age for account creation may vary across countries and regions as follows: Under 14 in Austria, Bulgaria, China mainland, Cyprus, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, South Korea, and Spain. Under 15 in Czech Republic, France, Greece, Peru, and Slovenia. Under 16 in Brazil, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Singapore, and Slovakia. Under 13 in all other countries and regions.

 

[Bryyyyy]

What version of Mac OS is installed on your MBA?

Hi pal,
Osx 10.8.5

 

[IngoX]

If the problem is that OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is to old to create an Apple ID from within the OS you can use a webbrowser instead:
https://appleid.apple.com/account

Or you can update the OS without the App Store by going into macOS Recovery. Start the computer with Option-Command-R pressed, that option might offer you the latest compatible version, which for a 2012 MBA should be macOS 10.15 Catalina.

How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support

You can use macOS Recovery, your computer's built-in recovery system, to reinstall the Mac operating system. Reinstalling macOS doesn't remove your personal data.

support.apple.com

• Command-R: When you press and hold these two keys at startup, macOS Recovery will offer the current version of the most recently installed macOS.
• Option-Command-R: When you press and hold these three keys at startup, macOS Recovery might offer the latest macOS that is compatible with your Mac.
• Shift-Option-Command-R: When you press and hold these four keys at startup, macOS Recovery might offer the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available.