QuarkXpress v. 8,5 on Mojave 10.14 or Catalina 10.15?

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QuarkXpress v. 8,5 on Mojave 10.14 or Catalina 10.15?

Hi!

My dad is using a Imac (24 inch) from early 2009. It's currently running MacOs X Lion 10.7.5. But to be able to use Microsoft Teams, he needs to upgrade the computer to 10.11.x.

He is still using old versions of QuarkXpress (version 8,5) and Photoshop CS6 (v. 13.0.6, x64).

Now I´m trying to figure out if we can upgrade his Imac to High Sierra 10.13, Mojave 10.14 or maybe Catalina 10.15 WITHOUT installing an os version that is not compatible with QuarkXpress v. 8,5 and Photoshop CS6.

Any ideas?

Best regards,

Kalle Wiklund

Posted on Feb 24, 2023 6:42 AM

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VikingOSX

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Feb 24, 2023 12:11 PM in response to KalleJuan

If it is a Late-2009 iMac, it can upgrade to macOS High Sierra (10.13.6) and no further. If earlier than that, then it can only upgrade to El Capitan (10.11.6). You would have to contact Quark about what versions they support on those operating systems and whether v8.5 remains compatible, or they even offer any software now for those qualified macOS upgrades.

To get the appropriate version of macOS, see How to download macOS - Apple Support

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