Changes: M-4

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See M-4 multitronic unit for the failed computer unit by this same name.

M-4 was the designation for a robot constructed by Flint. It served as his "butler, housekeeper, gardener, and guardian." The robot hovered in the air and was capable of firing a type of heat beam. It was destroyed in 2269 and immediately replaced by Flint's spare M-4: "Too useful a device to be without, really". (TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah")

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+[[File:M-4.jpg|thumb|Flint's M-4]]
-'''M-4''' is a mechanical classification for the forth unit in a series with the term most often associated with [[computer]]s or [[robot]]s.  Examples of the M-4 designation include the M-4 [[multitronic]] and the M-4 robot designed by [[Flint]].
+:''See [[M-4 multitronic unit]] for the failed computer unit by this same name.''
+'''M-4''' was the designation for a [[robot]] constructed by [[Flint]]. It served as his "''[[butler (occupation)|butler]], [[housekeeper]], [[gardener]], and guardian.''"  The robot hovered in the air and was capable of firing a type of heat beam. It was destroyed in [[2269]] and immediately replaced by Flint's spare M-4: "''Too useful a device to be without, really''". ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}})
-:''It is likely that "M-4" stands for "Mark 4"''
-==Flint's M-4==
-[[Image:M-4.jpg|thumb|M-4]]
-M-4 was the designation for a [[robot]] constructed by [[Flint]].  It served as "''[[butler]], housekeeper, [[gardener]], and guardian.''"  The robot hovered in the air and was capable of firing a type of heat beam.  It was destroyed in [[2269]], but Flint proclaimed: "''Too useful a device to be without, really''" and he built another identical robot in the space of just a few hours. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}})
-==M-4 Multitronic Unit==
-The M-4 was also a failed computer version of the [[M-5 multitronic unit]] and was deemed by [[Richard Daystrom]] as "not entirely successful".  The M-4 was the forth in a series of multitronic computers (beginning with the [[M-1]]) which were designed to run a [[starship]] with a minimal crew of just under thirty personnel.  The failure of the M-4 led to the design and development of the M-5. ({{TOS|The Ultimate Computer}})
 [[Category:Technology]]