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repeated cyan text on black background with scattered blue stars, showing slight variations in star positions across frames

repeated cyan text on black background with scattered blue stars, showing slight variations in star positions across frames. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archiv…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200803222016031024102091
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:20 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.9 KB
Motion
Animated (11 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/6a/6a3e1316c27d058b1e3c6c0477413f1762b829b5e24b378c77b75e78e14d9e59.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
6a3e1316c27d058b
SHA-256
6a3e1316c27d058b1e3c6c0477413f1762b829b5e24b378c77b75e78e14d9e59
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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
200803222016031024102091
Archive entry
200803222016031024102091.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:20 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#200803222016031024102091.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200803222016031024102091.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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