Ah, see now I understood what you meant. You darn Frenchmen from Quebec, can never speak properly... Tien toé!
mange d'la marde

Must i also spread butter on your toast tomorrow morning? send you to school by holding your hand ?

Cost is a little higher, but circuitry could be extremely more simple.
you must calculate the time you'll save. AND BTW by using F877, F871 or else PIC with 33 i/o and enough code space, you'll save pcb space, drilling time and such.

So, anyone want to buy my Jameco order of shift in and out registers I just received?
use them on your pinboard.