Using 2009 MacBook Pro

[dbirdell]

I just bought an older MacBook Pro for one purpose---to use a favorite editor program for a yearly work load. It has El Capitan version which is perfectly compatible (High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina make it unusable) and I don't want to update it or change it, but I know that Apple doesn't support it anymore. I don't plan to surf the internet, but I'd need Google or Bing to see images. I would not include an email account. Can I safely use it for my purpose without risk? Many thanks!

 

[junkw]

you're good

 

[mightyjabba]

You can use the dosdude1 patcher to install High Sierra on it if you like. I have it on a couple of machines from 2009 and it works fine, plus you still get security updates.

 

[dbirdell]

Thanks for junkw for telling me "you're good." To mightyjabba---High Sierra messes up the program. Sierra was the last that would work and it's not available. I agree, those updates are gold. Thanks for your input!