From vnilsson@earthlink.net Sat Mar 26 14:46:07 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!earthlink!vnilsson From: vnilsson@earthlink.net (Valeria Nilsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Mar26.144607.4602@earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 1994 14:46:07 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Valeria Nilsson Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 28,800 bps "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From ysokolov@cmu.edu Sun Mar 27 02:26:07 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!cmu!ysokolov From: ysokolov@cmu.edu (Yuki Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Mar27.022607.8648@cmu.edu> Date: Sun, 27 Mar 1994 02:26:07 GMT References: <1994Mar26.144607.4602@earthlink.net> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 12 In article <1994Mar26.144607.4602@earthlink.net>, vnilsson@earthlink.net (Valeria Nilsson) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Yuki Sokolov "Marcus is not one man." Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) / FreeBSD 2.1 From kkowalski@berkeley.edu Mon Mar 28 03:16:07 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!berkeley!kkowalski From: kkowalski@berkeley.edu (Katrin Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Data: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1994Mar28.031607.6987@berkeley.edu> Date: Mon, 28 Mar 1994 03:16:07 GMT References: <1994Mar26.144607.4602@earthlink.net> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Mar26.144607.4602@earthlink.net>, vnilsson@earthlink.net (Valeria Nilsson) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? > In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Katrin Kowalski -- UC Berkeley Department of EECS "Row 14. No joke."