Pin8 is Q0, and 9 the -MR, they are next to each other; and 12 the clock,
perpendicular to -MR.  Not knowing your setup, if the chip is OK, you might
want to check the connection again.

Ling SM

> >> >In summary:  As long as I'm clocking in 1 bits, all works as
> expected.
>> However, the first 0 bit clocked in resets all the outputs at once.  I
>> hope this sounds familiar to somebody.
>>
>> Have you scope the -MR, pin 9, when you are clocking in the zero?
>
> Not exactly, but I did stick a big electrolytic on it and a .1uF bypass
> cap on it.  It is tied directly to Vcc anyway, so there should be
> virtually no chance of it being pulled low.  At any rate, no difference
> was observed, clocking in a 0 resets all the output pins at once.  I
> also put an LED with a pull-up resistor on one of the pins to verify
> that the outputs were actually being reset and not tri-stated.  They are
> being reset (but still remaining a driven output) since that LED came on
> when the others went off.
>
> I thought maybe some kind of R-M-W issue was at play, but even with no
> load on the outputs (except my volt meter) all of the outputs reset when
> a 0 is clocked in.  I don't really see how there could be an R-M-W issue
> anyhow since it's just a bunch of flip-flops and buffers.  Could it be
> possible that I have two bad chips (same date code, obtained from Fry's)
> I'm actually really concerned about the "obtained from Fry's" part.  :-/

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