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'''Variants:'''  
'''Variants:'''  
* Some programs carry a custom variant for their respective shows, in which the logo leads out to their intros. It was seen on ''Fanfare'' and ''Realities'' (with the latter also carrying a "News Special" variant).
* Beginning on October 3, 1971, the logo was enhanced. It is now on an {{color|mediumblue|ultramarine}} background, the lines are now {{color|#FFD900|yellow}}, and the "{{Font|Bauhaus 93|{{Big|{{color|orange|n}}}}}}" is {{color|orange|orange}}, the "{{Font|Bauhaus 93|{{Big|{{color|#FFD900|e}}}}}}" is {{color|#FFD900|yellow}}, and the "{{Font|Bauhaus 93|{{Big|{{color|limegreen|t}}}}}}" is {{color|limegreen|green}}. Here, the animation has the spinning shapes are significantly altered to be a more consistent spinning motion (in the opposite direction) while it zooms in, and the letters are thinner and spaced further apart.
* A "Special Events" variant was seen on an NET special.
** An alternate variant on the ''Civilisation'' episode, "The Frozen World Filler: Interview with Joseph Campbell" has the mass animated similarly to the original variant as it zooms in, before it unfurls into slightly larger letters. The animation is also slower.
* A "Children’s Theatre” variant was seen on the 1971 TV movie ''The Boy and the Turtle''.
** Another alternate variant on some ''Realities'' episodes and ''Surveillance: Who's Watching...?'' has the logo also animate like its original counterpart more, but the letters are closer together.
* A B&W variant also exists.
* The logo exists in filmed and videotaped forms.
* Beginning on October 3, 1971, the logo was enhanced. It is now on an {{color|mediumblue|ultramarine}} background, the lines are now {{color|#FFD900|yellow}}, and the "{{Font|Bauhaus 93|{{Big|{{color|orange|n}}}}}}" is {{color|orange|orange}}, the "{{Font|Bauhaus 93|{{Big|{{color|#FFD900|e}}}}}}" is {{color|#FFD900|yellow}}, and the "{{Font|Bauhaus 93|{{Big|{{color|limegreen|t}}}}}}" is {{color|limegreen|green}}. Additionally, it is also videotaped, the mass appears to zoom in, and the letters also appear to be thinner and spread a bit further out from each other.
* Sometimes, certain programming would have the logo fade to a unique titlecard or brand. Here's all of the following variants:
* A variant exists of the ''Realities'' logo, in 16mm. It is currently unknown if there is any other variant that is in the format.
** ''Realities'': A large white mass of fuzzy lines zooms in from center right as "{{Font|Bauhaus 93|real}}" slides in from the left in a Bauhaus font. As the mass morphs into the text "{{Font|Bauhaus 93|ities}}", the 2 combine together into ""{{Font|Bauhaus 93|realities}}". A filmed variant exists of it on ''Mind Of Man''.
** ''Fanfare'': The odd-looking text "'''F{{big|an}}F{{big|a}}RE'''" slides in from the left side of the screen as color bars fill it. The "'''{{big|a}}'''"'s have their holes filled with circles, and the "'''E'''" has a horn-like shape coming off the middle stem.
** Special Events/News Special: The text "{{font|Arial|'''news''' '''''special'''''}}"/"{{font|Arial|'''special''' '''''events'''''}}" is seen in a modified version of Arial and in 2 lines. The 2nd line is seen constantly moving right and slicing back to its normal position.
** Children's Theatre: The large text "'''CH{{big|i}}LDREN'S THEATRE'''" is seen in a large blob, stylized in a unique font with several curled ends. The blob is, like the ''Fanfare'' variant, colored with color bars as the text ripples a bit before stopping. This is seen on ''The Boy and the Turtle''.
** Opera: A unique variant, this has a simplified version of the NET logo animation play before its surrounded by a circle. It then zooms out to the left as it flips a copy to the right and a tall line appears beside it, forming a "{{big|p}}". Another circle slides out of the letter, a line grows in it, and a "R" grows out of it, forming an "{{big|e}}". Finally, an "{{big|a}}" grows into place, forming "O{{big|pe}}R{{big|a}}". The entire logo is colored {{color|gold}}.
** Playhouse: Another unique variant, this has the text "'''PLAYHOUSE'''" in a odd font made of shapes and dots, slide in from the right as the NET logo drops down from the top left, and a wave of lines wave into existence, all of which is zooming out. The lines eventually form copies of the dots, which remain in place as the "'''PLAYHOUSE'''" text blinks on and off.
* A B&W variant exists, which mostly is just the logo on a black background.


'''Trivia:''' This logo was reused and reanimated for WNET.
'''Technique:''' Scanimate animation.
 
'''Technique:''' Advanced Scanimation for its time, filmed for the original version and videotaped for the enhanced version.


'''Music/Sounds:'''
'''Music/Sounds:'''
* '''Regular:''' A four-note keyboard tune which is repeated four times, the last over a synthesized drone. The announcer says "The following program is from NET." or "The following program is a presentation of NET."
* '''Regular:''' A four-note keyboard tune which is repeated four times, the last over a synthesized drone. The announcer says "The following program is from NET." or "The following program is a presentation of NET."
* '''Custom:''' A low analog synth with a background scaling, which saturates over time. Sometimes, this is replaced by a fast synthesized piano with an uprising note that changes note momentarily and lowers back.
* '''Custom:''' A low analog synth with a background scaling, which saturates over time. This is extended on the Opera and Playhouse variants. Sometimes, this is replaced by a fast synthesized piano with an uprising note that changes note momentarily and lowers back.


'''Availability:''' The custom variants appeared on ''Realities'' and ''Fanfare'', being retained on a 1987 rebroadcast of the series premiere of the latter, "Welcome to the Fillmore East", and the official DVD release of "Go Ride the Music". The black and white variant appears on the ''Realities'' episode "Soldiers Who Search and Dissent". The regular logos also appears on ''Black Journal'', ''The Great American Dream Machine'' (retained on most episodes on Volumes 3 and 4, with the first variant appearing on Volume 3 and the later variant appearing on Volume 4), ''President's Report on Indochina'', and ''Soul!''. Both of the regular variants are known to have appeared on ''Civilisation''.
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare.
* The regular logos also appears on ''Black Journal'', ''The Great American Dream Machine'' (retained on most episodes on Volumes 3 and 4, with the first variant appearing on Volume 3 and the later variant appearing on Volume 4), ''President's Report on Indochina'', and ''Soul!''. Both of the regular variants are known to have appeared on ''Civilisation''.
* The custom variants appeared on the respective shows, being retained on a 1987 rebroadcast of the series premiere of ''Fanfare'', "Welcome to the Fillmore East", and the official DVD release of "Go Ride the Music". The black and white variant appears on the ''Realities'' episode "Soldiers Who Search and Dissent".  


'''Legacy:''' This is highly one of the most advanced logos of its time, and is even more advanced than some of the later Scanimate logos. This logo was extremely unique, and the later was reused for its use on WNET's logo. There was a debate if this logo was the original NET's logo or WNET's logo due to its usage on both of the station's shows and their relationship and interactions with each other. However, this logo first appeared only a few days before PBS officially began broadcasting, and a show the logo can be seen on wasn't produced by WNET, but rather Washington, DC affiliate WETA. Plus, WNET carried an entirely different logo under the WNDT name around the same time this logo was being used. However, the logo under WNDT's name was changed to use the WNET name for a 1971 in-credit notice. When NET merged with WNET, it was known as EBC, a division of NET. NET was also still around when PBS started, as PBS didn't fully take over until NET dissolved completely in early 1972.
'''Legacy:''' The logo was debated for a while to be either for WNET or NET, as it was widely believed that NET was replaced in 1970 by PBS. However, recent discoveries have shown that it was for the latter.


===13th Logo (October 5, 1970-Early 1972)===
===13th Logo (October 5, 1970-Early 1972)===
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