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First RFC1149 pigeon-carried internet packet heads to Christie's auction
Original: The first packet sent via RFC1149 avian carrier is up for auction at Christie's
The printed message from the first data packet ever transmitted over an 'avian carrier' under RFC 1149 — the 1990 April Fools' protocol that used carrier pigeons to carry internet traffic — is being offered at Christie's in its Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Science sale. The tongue-in-cheek standard, written by David Waitzman, became a beloved piece of internet folklore, and collectors are now bidding on a physical artifact from the experiment that put it into practice.
Why now: A rare piece of internet history tied to a famous April Fools' RFC is going under the hammer, blending tech nostalgia with the current boom in computing memorabilia auctions.
Christie'sRFC 1149David Waitzman
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