Baby Boomer Generation (jan 1, 1947 – jan 1, 1963)

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During the baby boomer period, many new computing devices started to come out. In 1947 the first transistor was invented by Bell Telephone company. It allowed electronic signals to switch. Then in 1953, IBM came out with the first PC. This PC was called Model 5150 and was adopted by many businesses and firms. This then led to the inventions of bank computers, video games, and computer chips and the mouse all within the short years of 1955 to 1963. People in this generation mostly communicated by television, telephones, letters, and some computers. People interacted by going to opera, a day at the beach, going to rock concerts, and taking workout classes. Baby Boomers gained knowledge through televisions, computers, the paper, and local libraries.

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