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Izzy - mascot of the 1996 Olympic Summer Games
Updated:2005-10-30

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    Izzy-mascot of the 1996 Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta--was the first mascot designed by computer. It was an amorphous abstract fantasy figure. It carried the name "Izzy", derived from "What is it?" because no one seemed to know exactly what "Izzy" really was.


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