Hi Ron
Many thanks for the info. I had found that Apple page and it sort of confirmed that my MacBook Pro, although it has Thunderbolt connectors, is an early 2013 model which is just out of range. That it worked with 10.9.5 I suspect was lucky but now I've upgraded to 10.10 I suspect I'm not going to able to use the Dell 4K monitor until I get a newer MacBook :-( I guess we all need an excuse to upgrade...
Thanks again