Permanent icon record
Pixelated white cat head with dark blue eyes and nose on light blue background, text 'tarheels' below in pixelated font.
Pixelated white cat head with dark blue eyes and nose on light blue background, text 'tarheels' below in pixelated font. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from MyOldIcons / Origin…
Source & archive date
- Added to archive
- July 8, 2026
MyOldIcons / OriginalIcons Revival
- Source title
- MyOldIcons / OriginalIcons API
- Category
- myoldicons / sports / basketball
- Era
- Recovered 2000s Icon Portal
- Observed
- July 8, 2026 at 10:17 UTC
Wayback CDX Buddy-Icons.info Native AIM Icon GIFs
- Source title
- 17921
- Category
- img / icon
- Era
- Mid-to-Late-2000s AIM Portal
- Observed
- July 11, 2026 at 20:42 UTC
Wayback Buddysite AIM Buddy Icon GIFs
- Source title
- buddysite-01062
- Category
- buddyicons
- Era
- Early-to-Mid-2000s Categorized AIM Portal
- Observed
- July 12, 2026 at 05:01 UTC
Hmmnd0 Historical AIM Buddy Icon Repository
- Source title
- iconhell_unc
- Category
- IconHell/College
- Era
- Early-2000s Multi-Gallery Archive
- Observed
- July 12, 2026 at 13:50 UTC
Prospect live gallery www.iconhell.com
- Source title
- College Buddy Icons
- Category
- college buddy icons / college buddy icons
- Observed
- July 26, 2026 at 16:09 UTC
Prospect live gallery blinkies.iconhell.com
- Source title
- College Buddy Icons
- Category
- college buddy icons / college buddy icons
- Observed
- July 27, 2026 at 11:53 UTC
Prospect Wayback page replay www.buddy-icons.info
- Source title
- Aim Buddy Icons, AOL, ICQ and MSN Away messages, Smiles, Expressions and Aim programs
- Category
- aim buddy icons aol icq and msn away messages smiles expressions and aim programs
- Observed
- September 6, 2026 at 00:11 UTC
Technical archive details
- Format
- GIF
- Dimensions
- 48×48 pixels
- File size
- 2.5 KB
- Motion
- Animated (2 frames)
- Added to archive
- July 8, 2026
- Relative path
- icons/47/4798d8dfd5c36c783c0ebcde714907c6d167324a1b4f54d552ed51a96f4c5952.gif
- Media type
- image/gif
- Archive ID
- 4798d8dfd5c36c78
- SHA-256
- 4798d8dfd5c36c783c0ebcde714907c6d167324a1b4f54d552ed51a96f4c5952
Full source records (7)
MyOldIcons / OriginalIcons Revival (myoldicons-originalicons)
- Kind
- myoldicons-api
- Era
- Recovered 2000s Icon Portal
- Type
- current recovered OriginalIcons API
- Category
- myoldicons / sports / basketball
- Title
- MyOldIcons / OriginalIcons API
- Alt
- 1108227751_278833458.gif | bigali2005 Big pim pin 23 | animated | myoldicons id 193027
- Observed
- July 8, 2026 at 10:17 UTC
- Rights
- mixed copyright and user-submitted material; research/reference only by default
- Slice
- recovered large-scale AIM icon and away-message archive with category, subcategory, filename, keyword, and animation metadata
Original: https://myoldicons.com/icons/Sports/Basketball/1103165532_1557087873.gif Download: https://myoldicons.com/icons/Sports/Basketball/1103165532_1557087873.gif Page: https://myoldicons.com/api/icons?category=sports
Wayback CDX Buddy-Icons.info Native AIM Icon GIFs (wayback-buddy-icons-info-img-icon-gifs)
- Kind
- wayback-cdx
- Era
- Mid-to-Late-2000s AIM Portal
- Type
- Wayback direct native asset enumeration
- Category
- img / icon
- Alt
- 17921
- Observed
- July 11, 2026 at 20:42 UTC
- Rights
- mixed user-submitted and licensed imagery; research/reference only by default
- Slice
- native Buddy-Icons.info AIM icon assets spanning user submissions, fandom, identity, relationships, school, sports, music, movies, and celebrity culture
Original: http://buddy-icons.info/img/icon/17921.gif Download: https://web.archive.org/web/20160527033627id_/http://buddy-icons.info/img/icon/17921.gif
Wayback Buddysite AIM Buddy Icon GIFs (wayback-buddysite-gifs)
- Kind
- wayback-cdx
- Era
- Early-to-Mid-2000s Categorized AIM Portal
- Type
- Internet Archive direct asset recovery from a dedicated AIM buddy-icon portal
- Category
- buddyicons
- Alt
- buddysite-01062
- Observed
- July 12, 2026 at 05:01 UTC
- Rights
- mixed copyright; research/reference only by default
- Slice
- large categorized AIM buddy-icon portal spanning animals, anime, brands, birthdays, fandom, moods, relationships, sports, and other period identity graphics
Original: http://www.buddysite.com/buddyicons/buddysite-01062.gif Download: https://web.archive.org/web/20101230123733id_/http://www.buddysite.com/buddyicons/buddysite-01062.gif
Hmmnd0 Historical AIM Buddy Icon Repository (github-hmmnd0-historical-buddy-icon-repository)
- Kind
- local-directory
- Era
- Early-2000s Multi-Gallery Archive
- Type
- public Git mirror containing four organized historical AIM buddy-icon site collections
- Category
- IconHell/College
- Title
- iconhell_unc
- Archive entry
- IconHell/College/iconhell_unc.gif
- Observed
- July 12, 2026 at 13:50 UTC
- Rights
- mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
- Slice
- cross-sectional archive of Badass Buddy, CoolBuddy, dollbuddieicons, and IconHell collections spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, holidays, sports, relationships, pride, dolls, and internet culture
Original: https://www.iconhell.com/#IconHell%2FCollege%2Ficonhell_unc.gif Download: https://www.iconhell.com/#IconHell%2FCollege%2Ficonhell_unc.gif Page: https://github.com/Hmmnd0/buddy-icon-repository
Prospect live gallery www.iconhell.com (horizon-live-www-iconhell-com-f685daddb571)
- Kind
- static-gallery
- Type
- prospect-queue
- Category
- college buddy icons / college buddy icons
- Title
- College Buddy Icons
- Observed
- July 26, 2026 at 16:09 UTC
- Rights
- Unreviewed prospect; preserve provenance and review rights before redistribution.
Original: http://www.iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_unc.gif Download: http://www.iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_unc.gif Page: http://www.iconhell.com/College_Buddy_Icons.html
Prospect live gallery blinkies.iconhell.com (horizon-live-blinkies-iconhell-com-031725b87477)
- Kind
- static-gallery
- Type
- prospect-queue
- Category
- college buddy icons / college buddy icons
- Title
- College Buddy Icons
- Observed
- July 27, 2026 at 11:53 UTC
- Rights
- Unreviewed prospect; preserve provenance and review rights before redistribution.
Original: http://blinkies.iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_unc.gif Download: http://blinkies.iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_unc.gif Page: http://blinkies.iconhell.com/College_Buddy_Icons.html
Prospect Wayback page replay www.buddy-icons.info (horizon-wayback-www-buddy-icons-info-905021a82903)
- Kind
- wayback-page-cdx
- Type
- prospect-queue-wayback-expansion
- Category
- aim buddy icons aol icq and msn away messages smiles expressions and aim programs
- Title
- Aim Buddy Icons, AOL, ICQ and MSN Away messages, Smiles, Expressions and Aim programs
- Alt
- Tarheels
- Observed
- September 6, 2026 at 00:11 UTC
- Rights
- Unreviewed archived prospect; preserve capture provenance and review rights before redistribution.
Original: http://www.buddy-icons.info/img/icon/17921.gif Download: https://web.archive.org/web/20080704220108id_/http://www.buddy-icons.info:80/img/icon/17921.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20080704220108id_/http://www.buddy-icons.info:80/aim-icons/Tarheels.html