Just for info, the following is something that a friend sent me.  (The 
link is
http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/landing/ez430tool/index.htm?DCMP=430Day&HQS=Other+OT+ez430).

> I ordered this 9PM Wednesday - it arrived FedEx yesterday afternoon.  
> I had other things to do, so I didn't try it out until this morning.  
> I installed the software, plugged in the device, and started the IDE.
>
> The IDE operates much the same as the MPLAB, so there was not much in 
> my learning curve.  Once I got the device selected, and picked the 
> correct assembler example (Flash the onboard LED), I rebuilt and ran 
> the ICD on the device.  I could step through the short program and see 
> the LED flash.  All this in about 15 minutes.  Quite a difference from 
> my MPLAB/Easy ICD2!!
>
> The device is really two parts - the ICD/programmer module, and a 
> "development board".  It is the size of a USB flash disk.  The two 
> modules are connected via a tiny 4 pin connector.  You can use it to 
> connect your own development board.
>
> The MSP4013 microcontrollers are similar to the PICs, but don't seem 
> to come in PDIP packages - just the surface mounts.  Other than that, 
> there is precious little reason to not use them.

John


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