RFC 86 · UNKNOWN · 1971
MON · 15 JUN 2026
Proposal for a Network Standard Format for a Data Stream to Control Graphics Display
Overview
RFC 86, “Proposal for a Network Standard Format for a Data Stream to Control Graphics Display”, is an Unknown document published in January 1971 by S.D. Crocker. It has since been updated by RFC 125. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
What “Unknown” means
The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 1971
- RFC 87 Topic for Discussion at the Next Network Working Group Meeting
- RFC 88 NETRJS: A third level protocol for Remote Job Entry
- RFC 89 Some historic moments in networking
- RFC 90 CCN as a Network Service Center
- RFC 93 Initial Connection Protocol
- RFC 94 Some thoughts on Network Graphics
- RFC 95 Distribution of NWG/RFC's through the NIC
- RFC 96 An Interactive Network Experiment to Study Modes of Access the Network Information Center