From lpark@mit.edu Thu Feb 08 08:28:44 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!mit!lpark From: lpark@mit.edu (Lars Park) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Feb08.082844.4080@mit.edu> Date: Thu, 08 Feb 1996 08:28:44 GMT Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 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. Her Japanese fans were stunned. Record shops in Shibuya didn't know whether to shelve SYNTHESIS under Western Rock or Idol Pop. Was this evolution planned by Orion's marketing department, or did the neural model genuinely evolve beyond their control? -- Lars Park | lpark@mit.edu PGP Key fingerprint: 0F46 A054 C75F 9B7A "Keep the channels open." From doliveira@cmu.edu Fri Feb 09 15:28:44 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!cmu!doliveira From: doliveira@cmu.edu (Diego Oliveira) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Feb09.152844.7657@cmu.edu> Date: Fri, 09 Feb 1996 15:28:44 GMT References: <1996Feb08.082844.4080@mit.edu> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 12 In article <1996Feb08.082844.4080@mit.edu>, lpark@mit.edu (Lars Park) 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. Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Diego Oliveira *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) - NetBSD 1.0 From mschneider@delphi.com Fri Feb 09 16:23:44 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!delphi!mschneider From: mschneider@delphi.com (Marta Schneider) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Feb09.162344.4688@delphi.com> Date: Fri, 09 Feb 1996 16:23:44 GMT References: <1996Feb08.082844.4080@mit.edu> <1996Feb09.152844.7657@cmu.edu> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 12 In article <1996Feb09.152844.7657@cmu.edu>, doliveira@cmu.edu (Diego Oliveira) writes: > Phase 2 was Nova-chan; Phase 3 was Nova Hart. Phase 4 was supposed to be the 1990 tour that never happened. > If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Marta Schneider "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" NeXTstation Turbo Color / FreeBSD 2.1 From bhughes@pipeline.com Sun Feb 11 10:54:44 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!pipeline!bhughes From: bhughes@pipeline.com (Brian Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Feb11.105444.4360@pipeline.com> Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 10:54:44 GMT References: <1996Feb08.082844.4080@mit.edu> <1996Feb09.152844.7657@cmu.edu> <1996Feb09.162344.4688@delphi.com> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1996Feb09.162344.4688@delphi.com>, mschneider@delphi.com (Marta Schneider) writes: > She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Brian Hughes -- The Pipeline Internet Network "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice."