>> It's based on the original BYTE cover
>> (http://www.whysmalltalk.com/graphics/graphicimages/bytebloon.jpg)
> If people _really_ insist on using a balloon image I'd much prefer to
> use the original and by far the best; it is in the public domain (at
> least effectively so) since ObjectShare bought the copyright from Tinney
> and have granted use rights to all.

Here it is :-

        http://st-www.cs.uiuc.edu/Graphics/byte.gif

Aaron