# Where and when did Scilab meet the Puffin?

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**Category:** Scilab beginners\
**Created:** [March 3, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/where-and-when-did-scilab-meet-the-puffin/46 "2023-03-03T17:03:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![mottelet](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/scilab.discourse.group/mottelet/32/13_2.png) [@mottelet](https://scilab.discourse.group/u/mottelet)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/where-and-when-did-scilab-meet-the-puffin/46/1 "2023-03-03T17:03:36Z")

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Hello,

If you want to know when the Puffin came into the life of Scilab read this:

[http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/pub/mirrors/scilab/www.scilab.org/puffin/puffin.html](http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/pub/mirrors/scilab/www.scilab.org/puffin/puffin.html)

![puffin](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/utc/original/1X/ad3a47ec80f706e59a8b48ae2603557077f29f53.png)

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**Author:** ![mottelet](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/scilab.discourse.group/mottelet/32/13_2.png) [@mottelet](https://scilab.discourse.group/u/mottelet)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/where-and-when-did-scilab-meet-the-puffin/46/2 "2023-03-03T17:04:43Z")

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**Author:** ![davidcl](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/scilab.discourse.group/davidcl/32/1029_2.png) [@davidcl](https://scilab.discourse.group/u/davidcl)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 7:46am UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/where-and-when-did-scilab-meet-the-puffin/46/3 "2023-03-06T07:46:45Z")

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I discovered this page last August and I think it can be good to have a copy on the Gitlab wiki as a fun historical reference.

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**Author:** ![mottelet](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/scilab.discourse.group/mottelet/32/13_2.png) [@mottelet](https://scilab.discourse.group/u/mottelet)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 8:07am UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/where-and-when-did-scilab-meet-the-puffin/46/4 "2023-03-06T08:07:05Z")

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In fact the page is part of an archive of Scilab www site ([http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/pub/mirrors/scilab/www.scilab.org/](http://ftp.sun.ac.za/ftp/pub/mirrors/scilab/www.scilab.org/)), maybe the team already has it somewhere !

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**Author:** ![davcheze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@davcheze](https://scilab.discourse.group/u/davcheze)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/where-and-when-did-scilab-meet-the-puffin/46/5 "2023-03-06T14:20:14Z")

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Thank you for sharing this source, it gives a fair idea about Scilab programmer’s spirit !

David

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**Author:** ![mottelet](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/scilab.discourse.group/mottelet/32/13_2.png) [@mottelet](https://scilab.discourse.group/u/mottelet)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 8:34am UTC](https://scilab.discourse.group/t/where-and-when-did-scilab-meet-the-puffin/46/7 "2023-11-14T08:34:50Z")

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Dave, in fact there is no plan to change Scilab’s official Desktop icon. Some time ago macOS icon was chosen as the Puffin but since 6.1 version the icon is the same for all platform.