# SISman

SISman was the name given to the anthropomorphic computer mascot that appeared on the home page of [SIS](https://sis.rpi.edu) from 1998[^1] to 2018[^2]. SISman was popular with students both during and after his tenure on SIS, and spawned many derivative works, the most enduring of which being a drawing in the style Shepard Fairey's Obama "Hope" poster, with "hope" being replaced by "suffer."

In 2019, a petition[^3] was created to return SISman to SIS, but he has not returned.

## Gallery
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<div style="width: 100%; display:flex; flex-direction:row; gap:5%">
    <div style="width:30%; min-width: 300px">
        <img src="/SISman/sisman.png" alt="SISman" style="width: 100%;">
        <div style="padding:0.4em 0.6em; width: auto; font-style:italic; text-align:center;">
            SISman
        </div>
    </div>
    <div style="width:30%; min-width: 300px">
        <img src="/SISman/old_sis.png" alt="SISman on the old SIS homepage" style="width: 100%;">
        <div style="padding:0.4em 0.6em; width: auto; font-style:italic; text-align:center;">
            Old SIS homepage
        </div>
    </div>
    <div style="width:30%; min-width: 300px">
        <img src="/SISman/sisman_suffer.jpg" alt="a drawing of SISman in the style of the Obama Hope poster" style="width: 100%;">
        <div style="padding:0.4em 0.6em; width: auto; font-style:italic; text-align:center;">
            SISman suffer drawing
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

[^1]: https://web.archive.org/web/19981201235526/http://sis.rpi.edu/
[^2]: https://web.archive.org/web/20181119025436/https://sis.rpi.edu/
[^3]: [sisman_petition.png](/SISman/sisman_petition.png)