From mivanov@cam.ac.uk Sun Mar 26 08:24:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!cam!mivanov From: mivanov@cam.ac.uk (Marisol Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar26.082441.7285@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 08:24:41 GMT Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. 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? -- Marisol Ivanov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From dokonkwo@u-tokyo.ac.jp Tue Mar 28 07:10:41 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!u-tokyo!dokonkwo From: dokonkwo@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Dmitri Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution Message-ID: <1995Mar28.071041.5342@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Tue, 28 Mar 1995 07:10:41 GMT References: <1995Mar26.082441.7285@cam.ac.uk> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1995Mar26.082441.7285@cam.ac.uk>, mivanov@cam.ac.uk (Marisol Ivanov) writes: > Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era. The CRE-7 engine was designed to adapt to cultural zeitgeist. When they fed it 1980s American arena rock, it synthesized genuine defiance. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Dmitri Okonkwo Hayes Optima 288 @ 14,400 bps "Do not worship the copy."