From aoliveira@stanford.edu Sat Jul 01 10:25:19 1995
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From: aoliveira@stanford.edu (Andrei Oliveira)
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Subject: Question: 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?

In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts.
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?

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Andrei Oliveira -- Stanford University Computer Systems Lab
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From knovak@illinois.edu Sun Jul 02 08:46:19 1995
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From: knovak@illinois.edu (Kirsty Novak)
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In article <1995Jul01.102519.6144@stanford.edu>, aoliveira@stanford.edu (Andrei Oliveira) 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.

I bought that soda single in Tokyo when I was a student! She sounded like a totally different person, cheerful and polished.

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Kirsty Novak -- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
"A soul is not exclusive to biology."