>As a bootloader user, I find the utility of a traditional
>programmer is greatly diminished. I am aware that it
>limits my chip selection and in particular locks me out
>of an ICD style debugging interface.

I suspect that depends on how much work you are prepared to put into having
a bootloader/debugger. The ICD has a block of code in the chip to do the
debug interface, so adding that facility to a bootloader is really a matter
of perseverance.

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