Kids today have it so rough

[forgop]

Originally Posted by shilala

When I was that age I got to eat dirt and walk 2 miles to school. Uphill.

Both ways!

As far as cost goes an Atari (I'm guessing you had a 2600?) sold for $100 in 1982. That would be about $229.00 in today's money.

The original price was $199.99, not $100, and it was released in 1977. (Those of us who grew up back then knew it down to the penny)

According to the Consumer Price Index, that would make it cost roughly $708 by today's standards.

Helluva cost, now, isn't it?

[AD720]

Originally Posted by tobii3

The original price was $199.99, not $100, and it was released in 1977. (Those of us who grew up back then knew it down to the penny)

According to the Consumer Price Index, that would make it cost roughly $708 by today's standards.

Helluva cost, now, isn't it?

Wasn't that the original Atari?

I was guessing that the OP had the more common Atari 2600, which was down to $100 in the early 80's...but I was but a wee lad then.

But that does reinforce my point about the the Atari being a bigger deal than the iPod.

[forgop]

Originally Posted by AD720

Wasn't that the original Atari?

I was guessing that the OP had the more common Atari 2600, which was down to $100 in the early 80's...but I was but a wee lad then.

But that does reinforce my point about the the Atari being a bigger deal than the iPod.

I don't remember the exact model number. I just remember that I was probably around 7-8 years old when we got it (probably around '81-'82) as I think it would have been around '85-'86 when we got a commodore 64.

I think my top atari games were pitfall and asteroids.