Animated contact sheet showing 25 sequential frames of a buddy icon depicting a stick figure signing on to AOL Instant Messenger, with evolving interface elements and text fields across the sequence.

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Animated contact sheet showing 25 sequential frames of a buddy icon depicting a stick figure signing on to AOL Instant Messenger, with evolving interface elements and text fields across the sequence.

Animated contact sheet showing 25 sequential frames of a buddy icon depicting a stick figure signing on to AOL Instant Messenger, with evolving interface elements and text fields…

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Animation

  • frame 0-4: full character view
  • frame 5-9: partial screen overlay
  • frame 10-14: text input field appearance
  • frame 15-24: interface element changes
  • frame 25: final 'M:R:h:' display

Animation Summary

Sequential frames show a stick figure signing on to AOL IM, transitioning from full-body view through interface elements to final text display with 'M:R:h:'

Composition

  • 5x5 contact sheet layout
  • sequential frame arrangement
  • full-body view to interface transition

Dense Caption

The image displays a 5x5 grid of animated frames from an AIM buddy icon. Each frame shows a white stick figure in a red chair at a brown desk with a computer monitor. The animation progresses through multiple stages: initial full-body view of the character, partial screen overlays revealing interface elements, text input fields appearing and changing, and final states showing 'M:R:h:' text. The sequence includes visible UI components like blue windows, yellow status bars, and black text boxes. Frame 25 shows red text reading 'M:R:h:' in a white field. The animation demonstrates the transition from login to chat interface with evolving screen elements while maintaining consistent character design. All frames feature gray background transparency typical of AIM buddy icons.

Description

Animated contact sheet showing 25 sequential frames of a buddy icon depicting a stick figure signing on to AOL Instant Messenger, with evolving interface elements and text fields across the sequence.

Identity Hypotheses

  • buddy45 | basis metadata-compatible | confidence 0.6 | evidence 'buddy45' name in source hints and AIM context

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

  • buddy45 name not visible in image
  • specific 'coolbuddy-gifs' branding not present in pixels

Metadata Only Entities

  • buddy45
  • wayback-coolbuddy-gifs

Metadata Supported By Image

  • 'Sign on' text matches AIM login interface
  • gray background transparency consistent with AIM icons
  • pixel art style matches historical AIM era

Non Redundant Search Phrases

  • aol instant messenger buddy icon animation
  • aim sign on sequence
  • buddy45 animated contact sheet
  • pixel art login transition
  • m:r:h text aim icon
  • sign on label animation
  • gray transparent background buddy icon
  • blue window yellow status bar aim
  • text input field evolution aim

Preprocessing Notes

  • contact sheet layout 5x5
  • sampled frame count 25
  • source frame count 26
  • gray background transparency context
  • review image size 1280x1280 pixels

Safety Notes

  • non-explicit cartoon character design
  • text content is functional login interface

Source Metadata Interpretation

  • wayback-coolbuddy-gifs source suggests historical collection
  • alt: buddy45 indicates possible name/fandom
  • category: icon/buddyicons/buddy45 implies specific icon set
  • url: buddy45 points to potential identifier

Visible Text

  • Sign on
  • M:R:h:

Visually Supported Entities

  • AOL Instant Messenger interface elements
  • AIM buddy icon design standards

Wordwall

  • white stick figure
  • red chair
  • brown desk
  • computer monitor
  • blue window
  • yellow status bar
  • black text box
  • gray transparent background
  • text input field
  • M:R:h: text
  • sign on label
  • pixelated animation
  • frame 25 red text
  • interface elements
  • login sequence
  • chat interface transition
  • AOL Instant Messenger icon
  • buddy icon animation
  • sequential frames
  • full-body view
  • partial screen overlay
  • status bar color
  • text box appearance
  • character design consistency
  • gray background transparency

Source & archive date

Added to archive
July 8, 2026

Wayback CDX CoolBuddy.com Icon GIF Captures

Source title
buddy45
Category
icon / buddyicons / buddy45
Era
Mid-2000s Mega Gallery
Observed
July 8, 2026 at 00:42 UTC

Wayback Ballericons Native Icon-Path GIFs

Source title
38073
Category
icon
Era
Early-to-Mid-2000s Mainstream AIM Portal
Observed
July 13, 2026 at 06:36 UTC

Prospect Wayback expansion coolbuddy.com

Source title
buddy45
Category
icon / buddyicons
Observed
July 26, 2026 at 12:32 UTC
Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
2.5 KB
Motion
Animated (26 frames)
Added to archive
July 8, 2026
Relative path
icons/ae/aed07036f8a51ef6fa11c62b124e4b579d21e7f625847feff706b9a94c47f7e7.gif
Media type
image/gif
Scanner metadata
v1
Animation inspected
July 10, 2026 at 04:05 UTC
Archive ID
aed07036f8a51ef6
SHA-256
aed07036f8a51ef6fa11c62b124e4b579d21e7f625847feff706b9a94c47f7e7
Content-safety assessments (2)
onnxOwenElliott/image-safety-classifier-sbroad
Assessed
July 23, 2026 at 06:21 UTC
Run
106
Input
image
Preprocessing
four-even-frames;flatten-rgb192;stretch-224;triangle;nchw-rgb-u8
Overall label
sfw
Overall score
0.085837

OpenAI category scores

CategoryScoreProvider flagonnx/sfw0.922334onnx/unsafe0.085837onnx/nsfw0.045970onnx/nsfl0.039867
legacy-enrichmentqwen3-vl:30blegacy-import
Assessed
July 10, 2026 at 12:28 UTC
Run
21
Input
image
Preprocessing
contact-sheet-smart
Overall label
safe
Overall score
0.950000

OpenAI category scores

CategoryScoreProvider flaglegacy/manual-review0.000000falselegacy/nsfw0.000000false
Enrichment records (1)
wordwall-v1qwen3-vl:30bcontact-sheet-smartok

Animated contact sheet showing 25 sequential frames of a buddy icon depicting a stick figure signing on to AOL Instant Messenger, with evolving interface elements and text fields across the sequence.

Reviewed
July 10, 2026 at 12:28 UTC
Run
21
Version
v3
Elapsed
9,617 ms
Tokens
prompt 3,560, response 1,261

Review tags

  • pixel art animation (style, 0.95)
  • sign on label (text, 0.95)
  • gray transparent background (background, 0.90)
  • stick figure character (subject, 0.90)
  • m r h text (text, 0.90)
  • aim login sequence (interface, 0.85)
  • blue window element (interface, 0.85)
  • aim buddy icon style (style, 0.85)
  • buddy icon animation (format, 0.80)
  • yellow status bar (interface, 0.80)
  • text input field (interface, 0.75)

Actions

  • sitting at desk
  • signing on
  • interface transition

Animation

  • frame 0-4: full character view
  • frame 5-9: partial screen overlay
  • frame 10-14: text input field appearance
  • frame 15-24: interface element changes
  • frame 25: final 'M:R:h:' display

Animation Summary

Sequential frames show a stick figure signing on to AOL IM, transitioning from full-body view through interface elements to final text display with 'M:R:h:'

Colors

  • white
  • red
  • brown
  • gray
  • blue
  • yellow
  • black

Composition

  • 5x5 contact sheet layout
  • sequential frame arrangement
  • full-body view to interface transition

Dense Caption

The image displays a 5x5 grid of animated frames from an AIM buddy icon. Each frame shows a white stick figure in a red chair at a brown desk with a computer monitor. The animation progresses through multiple stages: initial full-body view of the character, partial screen overlays revealing interface elements, text input fields appearing and changing, and final states showing 'M:R:h:' text. The sequence includes visible UI components like blue windows, yellow status bars, and black text boxes. Frame 25 shows red text reading 'M:R:h:' in a white field. The animation demonstrates the transition from login to chat interface with evolving screen elements while maintaining consistent character design. All frames feature gray background transparency typical of AIM buddy icons.

Description

Animated contact sheet showing 25 sequential frames of a buddy icon depicting a stick figure signing on to AOL Instant Messenger, with evolving interface elements and text fields across the sequence.

Identity Hypotheses

  • buddy45 | basis metadata-compatible | confidence 0.6 | evidence 'buddy45' name in source hints and AIM context

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

  • buddy45 name not visible in image
  • specific 'coolbuddy-gifs' branding not present in pixels

Metadata Only Entities

  • buddy45
  • wayback-coolbuddy-gifs

Metadata Supported By Image

  • 'Sign on' text matches AIM login interface
  • gray background transparency consistent with AIM icons
  • pixel art style matches historical AIM era

Mood

  • neutral
  • functional
  • retro

Non Redundant Search Phrases

  • aol instant messenger buddy icon animation
  • aim sign on sequence
  • buddy45 animated contact sheet
  • pixel art login transition
  • m:r:h text aim icon
  • sign on label animation
  • gray transparent background buddy icon
  • blue window yellow status bar aim
  • text input field evolution aim

Objects

  • blue window
  • yellow status bar
  • black text box
  • text input field

Preprocessing Notes

  • contact sheet layout 5x5
  • sampled frame count 25
  • source frame count 26
  • gray background transparency context
  • review image size 1280x1280 pixels

Safety Notes

  • non-explicit cartoon character design
  • text content is functional login interface

Source Metadata Interpretation

  • wayback-coolbuddy-gifs source suggests historical collection
  • alt: buddy45 indicates possible name/fandom
  • category: icon/buddyicons/buddy45 implies specific icon set
  • url: buddy45 points to potential identifier

Style

  • pixel art
  • 8-bit animation
  • AIM buddy icon style

Subjects

  • white stick figure
  • red chair
  • brown desk
  • computer monitor

Visible Text

  • Sign on
  • M:R:h:

Visually Supported Entities

  • AOL Instant Messenger interface elements
  • AIM buddy icon design standards

Wordwall

  • white stick figure
  • red chair
  • brown desk
  • computer monitor
  • blue window
  • yellow status bar
  • black text box
  • gray transparent background
  • text input field
  • M:R:h: text
  • sign on label
  • pixelated animation
  • frame 25 red text
  • interface elements
  • login sequence
  • chat interface transition
  • AOL Instant Messenger icon
  • buddy icon animation
  • sequential frames
  • full-body view
  • partial screen overlay
  • status bar color
  • text box appearance
  • character design consistency
  • gray background transparency
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Full source records (3)

Wayback CDX CoolBuddy.com Icon GIF Captures (wayback-coolbuddy-gifs)

Kind
wayback-cdx
Era
Mid-2000s Mega Gallery
Type
Wayback historical mega-gallery crawl
Category
icon / buddyicons / buddy45
Alt
buddy45
Observed
July 8, 2026 at 00:42 UTC
Rights
mixed copyright; research/reference only by default
Slice
large category portal with broad AIM and messenger icon coverage

Wayback Ballericons Native Icon-Path GIFs (wayback-ballericons-icon-path-gifs)

Kind
wayback-cdx
Era
Early-to-Mid-2000s Mainstream AIM Portal
Type
Wayback direct native asset enumeration from the portal's primary /icon/ namespace
Category
icon
Alt
38073
Observed
July 13, 2026 at 06:36 UTC
Rights
mixed portal and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large humor, attitude, college, celebrity, video-game, holiday, and sports buddy-icon portal