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Vertical text "SAM!" in white pixelated font on blue backgrounds with a star symbol changing color between light and dark blue.

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Vertical text "SAM!" in white pixelated font on blue backgrounds with a star symbol changing color between light and dark blue.

Vertical text "SAM!" in white pixelated font on blue backgrounds with a star symbol changing color between light and dark blue. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arc…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200804131804121680003329
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:23 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/1d/1de8484b0c306aa9683970897980387f522ab509d80a4182e8ecb0852f3a22d2.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
1de8484b0c306aa9
SHA-256
1de8484b0c306aa9683970897980387f522ab509d80a4182e8ecb0852f3a22d2
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Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
200804131804121680003329
Archive entry
200804131804121680003329.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:23 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200804131804121680003329.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200804131804121680003329.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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