Reply to post: Re: IP over Avian Carriers RFC 1149

Spaniard claims WWII WAR HERO pigeon code crack. Explain please

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Re: IP over Avian Carriers RFC 1149

In the 1970s a South African computer centre experimented with a state-of-the art Remote Job Entry terminal for printing and card reading - running at 1200bps. The link was between there and an office about a mile away. The existing system was a guy on a bicycle with a classic large grocery delivery basket on the front. The bicycle won by a handsome margin.

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