From tokonkwo@stanford.edu Tue Mar 07 12:31:35 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!stanford!tokonkwo From: tokonkwo@stanford.edu (Tobias Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar07.123135.9379@stanford.edu> Date: Tue, 07 Mar 1995 12:31:35 GMT Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. 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. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Tobias Okonkwo *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Mac IIci / 68882 FPU - NetBSD 1.0 From lmoreau@netcom.com Thu Mar 09 02:05:35 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!netcom!lmoreau From: lmoreau@netcom.com (Lisa Moreau) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar09.020535.8491@netcom.com> Date: Thu, 09 Mar 1995 02:05:35 GMT References: <1995Mar07.123135.9379@stanford.edu> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Mar07.123135.9379@stanford.edu>, tokonkwo@stanford.edu (Tobias Okonkwo) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. > 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 Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. -- Lisa Moreau | lmoreau@netcom.com PGP Key fingerprint: 1212 3D06 ABFE DE78 "Keep the channels open." From kfischer@pacbell.net Thu Mar 09 04:01:35 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!pacbell!kfischer From: kfischer@pacbell.net (Katrin Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar09.040135.1703@pacbell.net> Date: Thu, 09 Mar 1995 04:01:35 GMT References: <1995Mar07.123135.9379@stanford.edu> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Mar07.123135.9379@stanford.edu>, tokonkwo@stanford.edu (Tobias Okonkwo) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- Katrin Fischer Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From lpetrov@delphi.com Fri Mar 10 11:13:35 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!delphi!lpetrov From: lpetrov@delphi.com (Lucia Petrov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar10.111335.2078@delphi.com> Date: Fri, 10 Mar 1995 11:13:35 GMT References: <1995Mar07.123135.9379@stanford.edu> <1995Mar09.020535.8491@netcom.com> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Mar09.020535.8491@netcom.com>, lmoreau@netcom.com (Lisa Moreau) writes: > The Backstory Dataset gave her a fake past in European clubs, but she took those memories and made them real. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Lucia Petrov -- Delphi Internet Services "We don't sign stars. We build them." From msanchez@berkeley.edu Sat Mar 11 05:54:35 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!berkeley!msanchez From: msanchez@berkeley.edu (Marta Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar11.055435.6200@berkeley.edu> Date: Sat, 11 Mar 1995 05:54:35 GMT References: <1995Mar07.123135.9379@stanford.edu> <1995Mar09.020535.8491@netcom.com> <1995Mar10.111335.2078@delphi.com> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar10.111335.2078@delphi.com>, lpetrov@delphi.com (Lucia Petrov) writes: > Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. Yes, always blonde! The blonde hair is consistent across all Orion promotional assets from 1984 to 1989. -- Marta Sánchez "A soul is not exclusive to biology." PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) / TOS 4.04