Editing Mindset (computer) (section)

===Release===
[[File:Mindset - August 1984 Byte Magazine advert.jpg|thumb|right|Advertisement from the August 1984 issue of ''Byte'' magazine]]
The Mindset was released on 2 May 1984.{{sfn|Zientara|1984|p=43}} The base model with 64&nbsp;KB RAM (32&nbsp;KB user RAM, 32&nbsp;KB VRAM) and no [[floppy-disk drive]] sold for US$1,099, a 128&nbsp;KB (user RAM) model with single disk was available for $1,798, and a 256&nbsp;KB (user RAM) dual-disk version cost $2,398. The disk-less version of the machine was still usable, as the system also included two [[ROM cartridge]] ports on the front of the machine that could be used for the [[operating system]] and another program. The canonical cartridge is an extended version of [[GW-BASIC]]. The machine is packaged in a unique enclosure designed by [[Gruye-Vogt Organization|GVO]] of Menlo Park,<ref>{{cite journal |first=Tom |last=Shea |title=Putting the computer on a pedestal |journal=InfoWorld |date=7 May 1984 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ti4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16}}</ref> visually separated into two sections with the ROM slots in the lower half and the optional diskettes on the upper half. It was sold complete with a custom nylon carrying case.

Mindset's president said its graphics capabilities were unmatched except on US$50,000 [[workstation]]s. At the time it garnered critical acclaim, with reviewers universally praising its graphics and overall performance which was much faster than contemporary PCs.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Tom |last=Christopher |title=Mindset: Visually Boggling MS-DOS Compatible |journal=PC Magazine |date=12 June 1984 |page=47 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=amQldGdl9LkC&pg=RA1-PA47}}</ref> although in many cases with the caveat that the market was rapidly standardizing.