In grad school I taught a electronics lab class where the students would burn through a bunch of HDSP-0772 every semester. I thought about coming up with a replacement, but at the time you could still get them for a somewhat reasonable price (like $10 or $20?).
At today's price of $50 it might be cost effective to do as you say, but I imagine there's not a huge market.
At today's price of $50 it might be cost effective to do as you say, but I imagine there's not a huge market.