On Tue, 24 Oct 2017 14:26:48 +0100, newshound
wrote:

I have an ancient (and almost unused) Dimage Scan Dual IV which I
believe was well rated in its day. Is it still worth taking the trouble
to try to get it working on Win 10 (I also have a Macbook Pro and a Unix
box)? No current drivers from Minolta/Konica I understand, should I
invest in VueScan, or something else?

Or would it be easier just to buy something more recent? Not looking to
spend "professional" money, but not bargain basement either.

My Nikon Coolscan 5000ED works great with Vuescan and Win 10. Your
Minolta will probably work the Vuescan driver.