I believe what you need to get best access to your Oracle Database is installing Oracle SQL Developer. Free, can be installed in most any platform and grants you access to all you may want in an Oracle DB. You will need to install the latest Java 8 JDK first, since it runs on that.
I use it constantly to carry out queries and such on our corporate Oracle Database 12c we run on an Oracle Solaris 11 server. I'm using the same MBP as you, but with 10.11.2 El Capitan, with no issues.
Dec 16, 2019 And please note, that “Oracle 12.1” applies only to Oracle Database 12.1.0.2, the terminal patch set for Oracle 12.1. Very important: The last year of Extended Support July 31-2021 through July 31-2022 will not include Microsoft Windows 2008 platforms or Apple Mac Clients. Further Clarification.
Edit: just reread your message. If you already have access to an installed Oracle Database running elsewhere, SQL Developer will let you interact as needed. If you do NOT have a preexisting Oracle Database and need to install one, use VirtualBox to set up a virtual machine with adequate resources. Can be Windows (will require licensing) or Oracle Solaris (free). Once the VM is running, download the appropriate version of Oracle Database and install. You will need to know how to sysadmin the system on the VM, as well as handing the DB.
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- Only version 10 of Oracle DB runs directly on Mac, and oracle.com does not have 10g available for download. Only versions 11g and 12g for Windows and Linux can be downloaded. You have many steps ahead of you, and your Monday deadline may well pass before you succeed. Sorry: Get either Bootcamped or VM Windows on your system, or VM with Linux.
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