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Tatsujin

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First ever use of bitmap smiley?
« on: May 21, 2012, 02:36:40 PM »
When did the well known yellow smiley face (created in 1963) first appeared as a bitmap version in any kind of computer use (PC, MAC, internet or what ever)?

I know that there are unicode smilies (b/w & w/b) from 1981, and the ascii art :-) which its first use is recorded back to 19-Sep-82 11:44.
But when and where was it firstly introduced as a real yellow colored bitmap version ( :))?

Thanks for any valuable answers and hints :)
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Re: First ever use of bitmap smiley?
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2012, 03:19:00 PM »
got a picture of this smiley face? :D

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Re: First ever use of bitmap smiley?
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2012, 03:23:45 PM »
a picture of this smiley face? I don't have a particular picture of that very first bitmap smiley face ever created. therefore I am asking :)

here is one of the millions existing today ->  :)
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Re: First ever use of bitmap smiley?
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2012, 04:41:09 PM »
The first I can recall was old 90's AOL chatrooms, but that probably wasn't the first

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Re: First ever use of bitmap smiley?
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2012, 04:46:15 PM »
Around when in the 90s was that? I mean it must be at least after 11.1992, right?
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Re: First ever use of bitmap smiley?
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2012, 06:14:35 PM »
Yeah, AOL didn't exist that far back. I think they started mid 90s. before that was Netscape, primarily.

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Re: First ever use of bitmap smiley?
« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2012, 08:09:34 PM »
Evil Otto from Berzerk (1980)?

Tatsujin

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Re: First ever use of bitmap smiley?
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2012, 09:25:45 PM »
may you show me that one with a pic? :)

:edit:

never mind, found it at once.




damn, I think berzek wins the race then :(
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Re: First ever use of bitmap smiley?
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2012, 03:49:32 AM »
Were you hoping it was this one?  - 
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Re: First ever use of bitmap smiley?
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2012, 04:06:45 AM »
Damn straight Berzerk wins the race, BITCHES.
[Fri 19:34]<nectarsis> been wanting to try that one for awhile now Ope
[Fri 19:33]<Opethian> l;ol huge dong

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Re: First ever use of bitmap smiley?
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2012, 04:20:37 AM »
Were you hoping it was this one?  -  

I REALLY was :(

damn berzekrferkler

but it sure was the first using the real size and resolution of the smilies still used today :D
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