> You may like to look at the maxim/Dallas DS1251 which
> is a 512k byte battery backed SRAM with phantom clock

Nice idea Alan but............

I'd priced the DS1245 (1M) previously at $51 inc tax so I had
an inkling of what to expect in the way of cost. As of this morning
the DS1251 at Arrow is $271 inc tax, MOQ 10 pieces, 5 month
lead time. With all due respect, I'll pass on that thank you

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