My point was it was not a new thing. 8MB would have probably been well over 250 dollars worth of new parts at that time. Plus the re-cert and if you could fit

My point was it was not a new thing. 8MB would have probably been well over 250 dollars worth of new parts at that time. Plus the re-cert and if you could fit it on the existing board. These days you would not be talking with a small amount even in the init design (hopefully).