there is also in www.digikey.com a ADM flash memory 1MB x 8 for $21.50 remember if you don't have the i/o to connect to this device you could use a pic to control the memory and program it as a 2 wire serial eeprom format. michael -----Original Message----- From: SHAWN ELLIS To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Date: Thursday, April 02, 1998 9:53 AM Subject: Re: Looking for an easy ram buffer... >> SHAWN ELLIS wrote: >> >> > Can anyone recommend an easy to use RAM buffer? Money is no object >> > but it must: >> >> > 1. Be at least 1 or 2 MB. >> >> > 2. Use an 8 or 16 bit parrallel bus (I may be flexable on that.) >> >> > 3. Be exceptionally easy to set up and interface to... No manual >> refreshing! >> >> Maybe I'm missing something, but it sounds like you want a big SRAM chip. >> >> There is a Toshiba 512Kx8 SRAM at Digi-Key (Part# TC554001FL-70-ND) for $35 > and >> some change. It matches your requirements. Two of `em would give you a meg > and >> four would give you... >> >> But if you don't need random access you might think about a FIFO instead. >> >> Just my opinion -- YMMV. >> >> Michael >> >Yeah, I don't need random access, so I guess a FIFO would do... Any >sugestions as to where I could look for one of those? > >thanks, >