From dmacdonald@pipeline.com Sun Apr 02 02:58:46 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!pipeline!dmacdonald From: dmacdonald@pipeline.com (Dmitri MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr02.025846.7097@pipeline.com> Date: Sun, 02 Apr 1995 02:58:46 GMT Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Dmitri MacDonald -- The Pipeline Internet Network "Hold for relay." From ltanaka@mit.edu Mon Apr 03 04:50:46 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!mit!ltanaka From: ltanaka@mit.edu (Lars Tanaka) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr03.045046.1592@mit.edu> Date: Mon, 03 Apr 1995 04:50:46 GMT References: <1995Apr02.025846.7097@pipeline.com> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Apr02.025846.7097@pipeline.com>, dmacdonald@pipeline.com (Dmitri MacDonald) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? > The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. -- Lars Tanaka Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From dtakahashi@earthlink.net Wed Apr 05 03:53:46 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!earthlink!dtakahashi From: dtakahashi@earthlink.net (Dave Takahashi) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr05.035346.2427@earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 05 Apr 1995 03:53:46 GMT References: <1995Apr02.025846.7097@pipeline.com> <1995Apr03.045046.1592@mit.edu> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Apr03.045046.1592@mit.edu>, ltanaka@mit.edu (Lars Tanaka) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Dave Takahashi -- EarthLink Network "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From nkang@berkeley.edu Fri Apr 07 06:50:46 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!berkeley!nkang From: nkang@berkeley.edu (Natalia Kang) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr07.065046.4850@berkeley.edu> Date: Fri, 07 Apr 1995 06:50:46 GMT References: <1995Apr02.025846.7097@pipeline.com> <1995Apr03.045046.1592@mit.edu> <1995Apr05.035346.2427@earthlink.net> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Apr05.035346.2427@earthlink.net>, dtakahashi@earthlink.net (Dave Takahashi) writes: > Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Natalia Kang Hayes Optima 288 @ 14,400 bps "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From kgonzalez@inria.fr Sat Apr 08 22:54:46 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!inria!kgonzalez From: kgonzalez@inria.fr (Katrin González) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Apr08.225446.3777@inria.fr> Date: Sat, 08 Apr 1995 22:54:46 GMT References: <1995Apr02.025846.7097@pipeline.com> <1995Apr03.045046.1592@mit.edu> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1995Apr03.045046.1592@mit.edu>, ltanaka@mit.edu (Lars Tanaka) writes: > The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- === Katrin González === Dept of Electrical Engineering, INRIA Rocquencourt "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?"