Original RFC1149 Packet Up For Auction At Christies (blogspot.com)
(Sunday October 11, 2026 @11:34AM (EditorDavid)
from the doin'-the-pigeon dept.)
- Reference: 0186097266
- News link: https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/26/10/11/0050222/original-rfc1149-packet-up-for-auction-at-christies
- Source link: https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2026/10/a-unique-piece-of-internet-history.html
Long-time Slashdot reader [1]badger.foo writes:
> As some of you may remember, in 2001 [2]RFC1149 (TCP/IP over carrier pigeon) was implemented .
>
> Now one of the packets preserved from that event is [3]up for auction at Christies . Direct link to the auction (current bid: USD 2600) is [4]here .
>
> This is a unique chance to own a piece of Internet history!
[1] https://slashdot.org/~badger.foo
[2] https://slashdot.org/story/01/04/30/0555218/first-rfc1149-implementation
[3] https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2026/10/a-unique-piece-of-internet-history.html
[4] https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/fine-printed-books-manuscripts-science/carrier-pigeon-internet-protocol-150/325216
> As some of you may remember, in 2001 [2]RFC1149 (TCP/IP over carrier pigeon) was implemented .
>
> Now one of the packets preserved from that event is [3]up for auction at Christies . Direct link to the auction (current bid: USD 2600) is [4]here .
>
> This is a unique chance to own a piece of Internet history!
[1] https://slashdot.org/~badger.foo
[2] https://slashdot.org/story/01/04/30/0555218/first-rfc1149-implementation
[3] https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2026/10/a-unique-piece-of-internet-history.html
[4] https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/fine-printed-books-manuscripts-science/carrier-pigeon-internet-protocol-150/325216
NFT? (Score:1)
Can I get it with an NFT?
Re: (Score:2)
Only if that NFT, itself, is delivered by carrier pigeon.