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Pixelated beach scene with palm tree and ocean on left, cyan background with blue pixel text reading "i can't wait for summer OS!" on right.

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Pixelated beach scene with palm tree and ocean on left, cyan background with blue pixel text reading "i can't wait for summer OS!" on right.

Pixelated beach scene with palm tree and ocean on left, cyan background with blue pixel text reading "i can't wait for summer OS!" on right. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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Source terms

Style

  • 8-bit graphics

Subjects

  • palm tree

Visible Text

  • i can't wait
  • for summer OS!

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080606152131558468925
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:29 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.1 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/89/89cdbbda28824c7464ea8e9418039a1abfb2601fd242368399912d1d989bd27f.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
89cdbbda28824c74
SHA-256
89cdbbda28824c7464ea8e9418039a1abfb2601fd242368399912d1d989bd27f
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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
20080606152131558468925
Archive entry
20080606152131558468925.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:29 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#20080606152131558468925.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080606152131558468925.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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