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Although
White House staff began using computer office equipment
in 1978, President Ronald Reagan continued to work
in the Oval Office in a traditional manner - Ronald
Reagan Library
The Carter administration began the task of automating
the White House with computers. Initial uses included
assembling databases, tracking correspondence, developing
a press release system, and compiling issues and
concerns of Congress. In 1978, the West Wing was
equipped with a Hewlett Packard 3000, which was
connected to terminals in the office of senior and
mid-level staff. By the end of Carter's term, the
White House had purchased its first laser printer,
a water-cooled IBM model that measured 8'x10'x3'.
President Ronald Reagan's staff expanded the uses
of computer office technology soon adopting the
word processor with the widespread introduction
of personal computers in the 1980s.
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