> It's also clever marketing-wise, perhaps.  It's a 'chip' genuinely useful
> for evaluation, but not so useful for actual projects (even for a hobbyist.)

Meaning that you wouldn't design that package into a project?  Consider
this:  I believe the PSoC chips are available in DIP, but .3" rather than
the wide dip that the eval chip is.  I don't know if that'll be a problem, but
it could just be a PITA since you'll have to swap out a wide DIP for a
skinny DIP in your breadboarded circuit for final testing before making
that PCB.  Of course, I could be completely off target here...

> Now, to figure out what it can do!

Let us know.  In particular I'm interested in whether an off-board oscillator
can be used (crystal, resonator, RC or otherwise), whether it can be used
to program an off-board chip (according to at least one document from
Cypress, it can[maybe]), and whether the USB chip on there can be used 
for anything other than programming (which I highly doubt).

Good luck and have fun!

Mike H.
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