Re:LCD
First confirm whether it is 100 mil (0.1 ") or 2 mm pin spacing. Mine was 2 mm.
I soldered a pin header to the LCD and then used a ribbon cable to another pin header in my breadboard. Regular pinheaders work, but you may want to get ones that have longer pins for the breadboard.
Now, how do you go from 2 mm to 2.54 mm (100 mil) spacing? Mini-hard drives, like used in notebooks, have 2mm spacing. My local PC store had adapters for plugging those into regular pin connectors. I salvaged mine from an obsolete device. Pre-made cables will have two-row connectors. So, the final configuration was:
1) 2mm pinheader soldered to LCD (20 pins)
2) 2mm to 2.54mm (0.1") adapter for hard-drive
3) 40 pin ribbon cable -- one position may be keyed. Use the row of 20 that is not plugged.
4) 2.54mm pinheader in breadboard
John