From eramirez@utexas.edu Fri Nov 08 05:17:44 1996
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From: eramirez@utexas.edu (Élodie Ramírez)
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Subject: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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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.
In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts.

Who has pictures of the 1984 promotional posters from Akihabara?

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Élodie Ramírez
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From fsanchez@earthlink.net Sat Nov 09 06:44:44 1996
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From: fsanchez@earthlink.net (Fiona Sánchez)
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Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1996Nov08.051744.3124@utexas.edu>, eramirez@utexas.edu (Élodie Ramírez) writes:
> Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up?

The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance.

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From gsato@purdue.edu Sat Nov 09 18:41:44 1996
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From: gsato@purdue.edu (Graham Sato)
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Subject: Re: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1996Nov08.051744.3124@utexas.edu>, eramirez@utexas.edu (Élodie Ramírez) writes:
> Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up?

She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you.

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