That also meant that I did not update out of Maverick. I am now relieved to see that according to Downloads.com, the El Capitan Mac OS now has a new iWorks, quietly released, that is compatible with Pages '08 and can even open some '06 files. But, the new versions sell for $19.95 each, priced separately.
Once a fence-sitter, always a fence-sitter, I guess.