> of such a beast? I've looked in EEM and ECN, and see lots of parallel
> and RS-232 type LCD's, but nothing that looks like a 3- or 4-wire serial
> design.

Why don't just use a parallel display in 4-bit mode, together with a
shift-register for serial to parallel conversion?

You can find some tips on the LCD FAQ on the "circuit cookbook" sites.
(ftp.ee.ualberta.ca/pub/cookbook/faq/lcd.doc).

Adriano