Re: ABI, BMW, 386i

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From: Bill O. Gallmeister
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 1989 21:30

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>>I've been seeing the acronym ABI a lot recently.  What does it stand for?
>British Motor Works!
>
Heard around Sun a while ago:  "No, we DID NOT name the 386i the 386i
in order to appeal to the BMW generation!"

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Bill O. Gallmeister					bog@sun
"It's casual.  Everything in this town's casual.  It's the heat, you
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From: bog@shinytoy.uucp (Bill O. Gallmeister)
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Subject: Re: ABI, BMW, 386i
Summary: totally nonessential information
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Date: 20 Jan 89 21:30:55 GMT
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