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The White House gets working Wi-Fi, finally

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Zangetsu
Zangetsu Original post #1
Apr 5, 2016 at 9:29 PM
The White House had speakerphones from 1985, desktop computers from the 90s, and old black and white printers that printed on only one side of a page. The White House staff used old BlackBerrys

Source : The White House gets working Wi-Fi, finally – Tech
amjath
amjath #2
Apr 5, 2016 at 11:11 PM
There is a reason for this "The White House staff used old BlackBerrys"
Obama said they are not allowed to use iphone or other droid because of security.

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