Mindset (computer)
The Mindset is an Intel 80186-based MS-DOS personal computer. It was developed by the Mindset Corporation and released in spring 1984. Unlike other IBM PC compatibles of the time, it has custom graphics hardware supporting a 320×200 resolution with 16 simultaneous colors (chosen from a 512-shade palette) and hardware-accelerated drawing capabilities, including a blitter, allowing it to update the screen 50 times as fast as an IBM standard color graphics adapter. The basic unit was priced at US$1,798 (equivalent to $5,570 in 2025). 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.
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| Cover | Title | Players | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | 1 | Four musical voices with limited effects, wavetable lookup | |
| Sound Effects/Music | 2 | Three voices with sound effects, modified wavetable lookup | |
| Max Voice | 3 | Six voices with limited controls, all voices same volume, ramped waveform | |
| See-Through | 4 | Direct access to DAC |
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