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A pixelated character in gray armor with a gold visor stands against a blue background, overlaid with text and repeating patterns.

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A pixelated character in gray armor with a gold visor stands against a blue background, overlaid with text and repeating patterns.

A pixelated character in gray armor with a gold visor stands against a blue background, overlaid with text and repeating patterns. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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  • SOI SOI SO

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080331130914628491419
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:21 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.9 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/b4/b48ecc6bd51d77365ce965a08135ec3e7ad3258281311515fd5488bb9139ecdc.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
b48ecc6bd51d7736
SHA-256
b48ecc6bd51d77365ce965a08135ec3e7ad3258281311515fd5488bb9139ecdc
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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
20080331130914628491419
Archive entry
20080331130914628491419.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:21 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#20080331130914628491419.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080331130914628491419.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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