"Powerhungry addicts want to drool over their workbench when it reports the ammount of RAM they don't use. More unused RAM feels better I guess."
For myself its needed because The Toaster/Flyer software needs at least 1.6mb of chipram in order to function properly. I dont like running my workbench under NTSC Highres mode because it looks aweful as everything is so large and bulky.