[SPARCbook] First Thoughts: Tadpole/RDI UltraBook

[Bob Hoekstra]

Bill Bradford wrote:
> 
> Just got the Ultrabook review unit in.  First thoughts:
> 
>         Nice 14.1" 1024x768 LCD screen.  256 colors simultaneously.
>         Creator3D framebuffer, 128mb RAM, 170mhz CPU, 10gig IDE HD.
>         Based around a variant of the Sun Ultra AX OEM motherboard.
> ...

I'm a bit confused. Why 256 colours? With Creator3D there should be 24
bit colour up to high resolution (can't remember how much memory this
frame buffer has, but more than enough for 1024x768 :-)

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