We found this circuit in the Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits Volume 5 from 1995. It uses a 3-terminal transducer from the time. The circuit is triggered by light.
This circuit shows how to use flip-flops in a SIPO circuit with serial input and parallel output....
This circuit was found in the National Semiconductor Linear Applications Handbook, published in...
This circuit is from an 80's technical newsletter. The circuit can use any general purpose...