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First RFC 1149 avian carrier packet up for auction at Christie's
Original: The first packet sent via RFC1149 avian carrier is up for auction at Christie's
A artefact from the first data transmission made under RFC 1149, the humorous Internet Standard known as IP over Avian Carriers, is being offered at auction by Christie's in its Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts: Science sale. The protocol, which describes sending Internet packets by carrier pigeon, was famously demonstrated in 1990 in Bergen, Norway. Tech enthusiasts online are sharing the listing with amusement and nostalgia, reviving interest in one of computing's best-known jokes.
Why now: Tech audiences find it delightful and nostalgic that a physical artefact of computing's famous April-fools-style joke protocol is now being sold at a prestigious auction house.
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