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From: dennism@menace.rtech.COM (Dennis Moore (x2435, 1080-276) INGRES/teamwork)
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Subject: Re: What to know & universal icons
Summary: There *are* universal icons
Keywords: Universal Icon
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Date: 28 Aug 89 20:20:37 GMT
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In regards to the recent discussions of universal icons:

Amongst humans, I think there are at least a few universal icons, symbols
which anyone would understand.  For instance,

      ...           
    ..   ..         
-  .       .  -     
-  .       .  -     
    ..   ..         
 /    ...    \      
  /         \       
   /       \        
     | | |          

would be recognizable as the Sun, if I had a little more resolution.  Similarly,
the moon as a crescent or clouds as blobs or rain falling from clouds is
clearly recognizable in less than pictorial form as an icon.  Moreover, anyone
on any planet would probably recognize the sun icon.

-- Dennis Moore, my own opinions, etc etc etc.