Actually the Pentium 4 is the first one that Intel has decided to use Arabic
instead of Roman numerals. So saying P-IV is incorrect it should be P-4.
Kent Gittings

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That would be P-IV.  There should be no Arabic numerals mixed into Roman
numerals, after all the Romans didn't use Arabic numerals.  Earlier
Pentiums were P-I, P-II and P-III.  Here endeth my pedantry for today.

Regards,
Anthony Farr

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>
> > (snip) What's a P1V ......
>
> P1V = Pentium 4, latest in Intel CPU series, offering the fastest
speeds.
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