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Pigeon-powered internet packet goes under the hammer at Christie's

25 years after taking flight, a surviving packet from the world's most impractical network has attracted a $4,000 bid A piece of internet history that once traveled strapped to a pigeon's leg is up for auction at Christie's, where someone…

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A surviving data packet that was once carried on a pigeon’s leg is being auctioned by Christie's, more than 25 years after its original flight. The item, described as a relic of an impractical network, has already attracted a $4,000 bid, making it potentially the most expensive ping ever sold.

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