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Pixelated space scene with bright stars and nebulae on dark background, paired with pink text on dark green background.

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Pixelated space scene with bright stars and nebulae on dark background, paired with pink text on dark green background.

Pixelated space scene with bright stars and nebulae on dark background, paired with pink text on dark green background. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Fra…

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  • next time you feel ALONE...
  • just remember the 1,000
  • whiney kids
  • just like you...

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200708121016131169320465
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:38 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.6 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/64/649c9233cae138171f7906ea0265481e75ab8ccf5b072c488c8c0b8e28211c3c.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
649c9233cae13817
SHA-256
649c9233cae138171f7906ea0265481e75ab8ccf5b072c488c8c0b8e28211c3c
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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
200708121016131169320465
Archive entry
200708121016131169320465.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:38 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#200708121016131169320465.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200708121016131169320465.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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