Mindset computer
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The Mindset was sold around 1984 as a high-end graphics workstation which was somewhat "PC compatible". Based on Intel's 80186, it had proprietary chips that enhanced and sped up the graphics. It also had a 10MB(?) hard disk and dual front-mounted ROM cartridge ports. A 5.25 floppy drive module that sat above the main unit was available and part of the common sales configuration for the system. For a short while it was cutting edge, but quickly the Apple Macintosh and the IBM clones surpassed it and it disappeared. Its case was also well designed and distinctive enough to get it into a display in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
The team that designed the Mindset went on to engineer the 16-bit Atari_ST which featured almost identical graphics specifications, if rather dissimilar overall system architectures.
External links
- specs, photos, and commentary regarding the Mindset Computer (http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=986&st=1)