From mfournier@cmu.edu Sun Sep 15 16:48:47 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!cmu!mfournier From: mfournier@cmu.edu (Mathieu Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep15.164847.5478@cmu.edu> Date: Sun, 15 Sep 1996 16:48:47 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates. 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? -- Mathieu Fournier Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From bito@rwth-aachen.de Tue Sep 17 04:07:47 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!rwth-aachen!bito From: bito@rwth-aachen.de (Bastien Ito) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep17.040747.3222@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 04:07:47 GMT References: <1996Sep15.164847.5478@cmu.edu> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1996Sep15.164847.5478@cmu.edu>, mfournier@cmu.edu (Mathieu Fournier) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Bastien Ito *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Macintosh IIfx - NetBSD 1.0 From fhernandez@utexas.edu Thu Sep 19 02:39:47 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!utexas!fhernandez From: fhernandez@utexas.edu (Fiona Hernández) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep19.023947.9375@utexas.edu> Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 02:39:47 GMT References: <1996Sep15.164847.5478@cmu.edu> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1996Sep15.164847.5478@cmu.edu>, mfournier@cmu.edu (Mathieu Fournier) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. -- Fiona Hernández -- University of Texas at Austin "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From ggirard@demon.co.uk Fri Sep 20 05:58:47 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!demon!ggirard From: ggirard@demon.co.uk (Göran Girard) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep20.055847.6935@demon.co.uk> Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 05:58:47 GMT References: <1996Sep15.164847.5478@cmu.edu> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1996Sep15.164847.5478@cmu.edu>, mfournier@cmu.edu (Mathieu Fournier) writes: > Does anyone remember her initial Japanese TV commercials from early 1984 before SYNTHESIS blew up? Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too? -- Göran Girard Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From gmacdonald@berkeley.edu Sat Sep 21 12:37:47 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!berkeley!gmacdonald From: gmacdonald@berkeley.edu (Graham MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1996Sep21.123747.2217@berkeley.edu> Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 12:37:47 GMT References: <1996Sep15.164847.5478@cmu.edu> <1996Sep19.023947.9375@utexas.edu> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Sep19.023947.9375@utexas.edu>, fhernandez@utexas.edu (Fiona Hernández) writes: > I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished. She outgrew the cage they built for her. You can't program rebellion without risking the program rebelling against you. -- Graham MacDonald | gmacdonald@berkeley.edu PGP Key fingerprint: D488 2983 C72B C999 "Keep the channels open."