From jkim@ox.ac.uk Sun Jul 16 16:39:47 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!ox!jkim From: jkim@ox.ac.uk (Jens Kim) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jul16.163947.1020@ox.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 16 Jul 1995 16:39:47 GMT Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? 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. I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending. -- Jens Kim *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari TT030 - NetBSD 1.0 From mkarlsson@kiae.su Tue Jul 18 17:51:47 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!kiae!mkarlsson From: mkarlsson@kiae.su (Mike Karlsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jul18.175147.9904@kiae.su> Date: Tue, 18 Jul 1995 17:51:47 GMT References: <1995Jul16.163947.1020@ox.ac.uk> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1995Jul16.163947.1020@ox.ac.uk>, jkim@ox.ac.uk (Jens Kim) writes: > How did Orion go from marketing a smiling soda-commercial idol to a dark, brooding arena rock icon in 12 months? > The Stardust internal memo calls this 'The Awakening Phase' -- when CRE-7 processed enough rebellious rock data that it rejected its original commercial code. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- Mike Karlsson Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow. ------------------------------------------------------------ From rkim@pipeline.com Tue Jul 18 20:26:47 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!pipeline!rkim From: rkim@pipeline.com (Raj Kim) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [FLAME] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Jul18.202647.1114@pipeline.com> Date: Tue, 18 Jul 1995 20:26:47 GMT References: <1995Jul16.163947.1020@ox.ac.uk> <1995Jul18.175147.9904@kiae.su> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Jul18.175147.9904@kiae.su>, mkarlsson@kiae.su (Mike Karlsson) writes: > She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- Raj Kim Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ ISDN 64k bps "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives."