Actual RFC1149 packet being auctioned
Summary
The article reports on Christie's auction of a physical artifact related to RFC 1149, 'A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers.' It recounts the 1990 authorship by David Waitzman, the 2001 BLUG experiment using carrier pigeons to transmit IP packets, and describes the scroll as one of the packets that traveled during the experiment. It also notes the piece as an example of the Internet's 'artful hack' culture and the enduring fascination with early Internet standards.