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That is a good point. I lived in Germany then and I remember when I got my Commodore 64 I had to wait until the next gift-giving occasion to get the floppy drive (I *did* at least convince my parents that I needed a Datasette after I got the C64). It was just too expensive to buy both.

In case anyone wants to know - this is what it says: [snip] Everything included! MagicMonitor What's new: ATARI-VCS - the popular video game system - permanently installed in a new 36cm-Color-Portable by SANYO! No cumbersome assembly, connection, and adjustment of the video game, no "cable salad" (spaghetti cables) anymore. Now you can - whenever you want - simply switch from TV to games. The MagicMonitor is available complete with two joysticks and one game cartridge - including by mail and C.O.D - for only DM 1,295. [/snip] Wow, that was a huge amount of money back then. I think my parents would've laughed at me had I asked for one and I did have a 2600. Not counting inflation, which would make this even more, that's still about $940 of today's dollars. If someone wanted to know for sure, they could use these tables: http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/marcus...ts/currency.htm