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- PuTTY's original icon (late 1990s) featured two computers connected by a yellow lightning bolt, using a 16-color palette at 32x32 pixels.
- PSCP and PSFTP icons reused the same computer design with a document, while Pageant introduced a computer wearing a hat, adding a 16x16 size for the system tray.
- PuTTYgen's icon paired a computer with a key, and the configuration dialog added a spanner overlay, both for visual consistency.
- In 2007, a script was created to auto-generate icons at 48x48, 32x32, and 16x16 sizes, plus black-and-white versions, improving consistency and quality.
- Linux ports (pterm) reused the computer icon, and later true-color support allowed brown for the installer's cardboard box icon via halftoning.
- Recent SVG versions of the icons were created for scalability, though the original 1990s styling is intentionally preserved as 'reassuringly old-fashioned'.