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RFC 1149 packet from famous April Fool's implementation heads to Christie's auction

Original: A unique piece of Internet history: A packet from the RFC1149 implementation is up for auction at Christie's! https:// b

A physical packet from an implementation of RFC 1149 — the humorous Internet standard titled 'A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers' — is being auctioned at Christie's. The April Fool's RFC, published in 1990, is a beloved joke of networking culture, and a real-world implementation counts as a rare artifact of Internet folklore. Tech communities online are treating the sale as a piece of Internet history coming to market.

Why now: Collectors and tech enthusiasts are excited that a tangible artifact from one of the Internet's most famous in-jokes is being offered by a major auction house

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• A unique piece of Internet history: A packet from the RFC1149 implementation is up for auction at Christie's! https:// bsdly.blogspot.com/2026/10/a-u nique-piece-of-internet-history.html (not tracked: https:// nxdomain.no/~peter/rfc1149_auc tion.html ) # rfc1149 # internet #… · pitrh · 2

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