Re: Electronic Warfare!

[John Greenstreet <jgreenst@motown.ge.com>]

> From quattro-owner@swiss.ans.net Thu Nov 17 16:38:05 1994
> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 94 13:06:20 PST
> From: steveb@newkla.kla.com (Steven Buchholz)

> BTW - I got a request from Dave Dahl about the translation of the motto.  
> I wasn't exactly sure, so I wanted to test it on the net.  My understand-
> ing is that it means victory through technology.  Is that correct?
> 

Literally, it would mean "advantage through technology", but like so many
slogans, it does not translate particularly well.  It was translated by
Audi in last year's entire-range brochure, but I don't recall what they
used.

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John Greenstreet, Senior Engineer           (jgreenst@motown.ge.com)
Martin Marietta Government Electronic Systems    Moorestown NJ 08057
WPI Class of '75, Temple Class of '94

My new car history:
  1975    1978    1982       1986        1989      1992      1995
   VW ->  Audi -> Audi  -> Mercedes -> Mercedes -> Audi -> Mercedes
Scirocco Fox GTI  4000S    190E 2.3    190E 2.6    100CS     S320

POSSLQ's* new car history:
         1978       1981       1985      1988        1990     1993
       Triumph ->  Toyota ->  Toyota  ->  VW    ->   Audi  -> Audi
       Spitfire    Tercel     Corolla   Jetta GL      80      90S

*POSSLQ = Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters
Note: All Audis and Mercedes above were sold to friends or family.
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