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Four identical spiral patterns with alternating cyan and magenta rings, each containing text elements arranged vertically.

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Four identical spiral patterns with alternating cyan and magenta rings, each containing text elements arranged vertically.

Four identical spiral patterns with alternating cyan and magenta rings, each containing text elements arranged vertically. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200908170722451683925246
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:01 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.2 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/37/3722a061fa6d447eac3139aef3feb4133155cc108e5fa501c4e4fdd0e6a792a8.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
3722a061fa6d447e
SHA-256
3722a061fa6d447eac3139aef3feb4133155cc108e5fa501c4e4fdd0e6a792a8
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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
200908170722451683925246
Archive entry
200908170722451683925246.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:01 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#200908170722451683925246.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200908170722451683925246.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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