Daisy-chaining 7 IC's

OK Crossroads, you have got me convinced to try wire-wrapping for prototypes ( after wasting 2 hours today finding an intermittent fault between tracks of a vero ( perf ) board ).

My reluctance has been due to my having worked on TVs in the 60s with first tagstrip wiring, then wire-wrapping, and eventually printed circuit boards !

I still recall a billboard advert in England proudly stating that Murphy ( I think ) was the only hand wired TV made !!!