Editing Mindset (computer) (section)

{{Short description|1984 personal computer}}
{{Infobox computer
| name = Mindset
| logo = Mindset wordmark.svg
| image = Mindset computer.jpg
| developer = Mindset Corporation
| manufacturer = Mindset Corporation
| releasedate = {{start date|1984|05|02|df=y}}
| cpu = [[Intel 80186]] @ 6 MHz
| memory = 32&nbsp;KB, 128&nbsp;KB, or 256&nbsp;KB RAM<br />32&nbsp;KB [[VRAM]]<br />32&nbsp;KB ROM
| type = [[Personal computer]]
| graphics = Custom VLSI<br>320×200 with 16 colors<br>640×400 with 2 colors<br>512 color palette
| display = Composite, RGB
| os = MS-DOS
| memory card = Cartridges
| lifespan = 1985
| baseprice = {{USD|1798|1984|round=-2}}
}}

The '''Mindset''' is an [[Intel 80186]]-based [[MS-DOS]] [[personal computer]].<ref name=PCM/> It was developed by the '''Mindset Corporation''' and released in spring 1984. Unlike other [[IBM PC compatible]]s of the time, it has custom graphics hardware supporting a 320×200 resolution with 16 simultaneous colors (chosen from a 512-shade palette)<ref name=PCM/> and [[Hardware acceleration|hardware-accelerated]] drawing capabilities, including a [[blitter]],<ref name="williams">{{cite journal|last1=Williams|first1=Gregg|title=Product Preview: The Mindset Personal Computer|journal=Byte Magazine|date=April 1984|volume=9|issue=4|pages=270–293|url=https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1984-04/1984_04_BYTE_09-04_Real-World_Interfacing#page/n270/mode/2up}}</ref> allowing it to update the screen 50 times as fast as an IBM standard [[color graphics adapter]].{{sfn|Zientara|1984|p=43}} The basic unit was priced at {{US$|1798|1984|round=-1}}.<ref name=PCM/> It is conceptually similar to the more successful [[Amiga]] released over a year later. Key engineers of both the Amiga and Mindset were ex-[[Atari, Inc.]] employees.

The system didn't sell well and was only on the market for about a year. This was lamented by industry commenters, who saw compatibility taking precedence over innovation. Its distinctive case remains in the permanent collection of the [[Museum of Modern Art]] in [[New York City|New York]].