Pentium? thats a brand managed by Intel.. managed so well that the word ended up meaning 'good computer' Saying you had a "pentium computer" to computer illiterate person meant you had a fast computer, they probably hadnt heard of Intel, couldnt even tell you what a cpu or pentium was, but the general public would instantly identify with the word Pentium and presume if it had one, it was good.... and its still true today to a great degree.