In the 60s as a young fella you might have lusted after a Zenith Zanette portable radio. Latest technology, yours for only $40 in 1962. These were popular devi

In the 60s as a young fella you might have lusted after a Zenith Zanette portable radio. Latest technology, yours for only $40 in 1962. These were popular devices, in 1959 there were estimated to be 950 wireless radios (all makes and models, not just Zanettes) for every 1000 inhabitants of the USA. $40 in 1962 is around $400 today. In 1960 as young man on below average wages you could have a house, a car and a wireless radio. In 2023 as a young man on above average wages you can have the wireless radio (today that gadget is an iphone) but forget the house and car. Actually it’s more likely to be an android among young males - couldn’t say why but cost seems an obvious reason!