bet@ecsvax.UUCP (08/01/84)
The Mindset microcomputer is a personal computer with special graphics
capabilities. The initial concept came from the CAD/CAM workstations,
with their special-purpose graphics hardware. What Mindset ended up
with is an 80186 processor, and two graphics chips. One is the display
processor, and the other is a graphics coprocessor attached to the main
80186 CPU. It is fairly compatible with the IBM-PC, and runs most PC
software.
This micro isn't going to replace the IBM-PC, but might be a cheaper
alternative to much more expensive graphics systems for certain
applications. With the program Lumina, it is an effective tool for
presentation graphics work. At the same time it is a reasonably
powerful general-purpose microcomputer.
I find this product sort of refreshing to see: it *isn't* just another
"jump on the bandwagon" PC clone, it is a machine designed for a
special purpose, to do something new. Only within the framework of this
graphics engine personal computer did they make the rest of the design
decisions to make this thing compatible with the IBM-PC, and thus get a
flying leap on the software availability.
Bennett Todd
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