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Carrier pigeon internet packet goes up for auction at Christie's
Original: Actual RFC1149 packet being auctioned https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/fine-printed-books-manuscripts-science/carrier-
Christie's is auctioning what is described as an actual RFC 1149 packet in its Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts: Science sale. RFC 1149, 'A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers', is a famous 1990 April Fools' networking joke that defines how to send internet data by carrier pigeon. Tech and networking enthusiasts online are sharing the listing, treating the engineering in-joke made physical as a collectible piece of internet history.
Why now: A beloved networking joke from internet history appearing at a prestigious auction house is an irresistible novelty for the tech community.
Christie'sRFC 1149carrier pigeon
Evidence
- Actual RFC1149 packet being auctioned https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/fine-printed-books-manuscripts-science/carrier-pigeon-internet-protocol-150/325216 # Tech # Networking # History · lobsters@robot.villas · 3
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