Abstract: A clocked first-in first-out (FIFO) memory includes interleaved dual-port static random access memories (SRAM's) 32 and 36. The FIFO has status flags 44 to indicate empty and full conditions and two programmable flags, almost full and almost empty, to indicate when a selected number of words is stored in memory. In accordance with the present invention, the FIFO has retransmit capability, allowing previously read data to be accessed again. The FIFO is put in retransmit mode by providing a retransmit mode (RTM) input signal. This event causes the current read address stored in the read address registers 52 and 54, the interleave status in toggle circuit 22, the data in the data output latches 18 and 20 and in the pipeline latch 42, and the status flags 44, to be saved in shadow registers 64, 66, 24, (30, 62, 70, 116 and 120.