Yes, I got that.

About Atmel Flash programming: To write your own (boot)loader that works (not with FLIP) in the controller is quit easy, its more or less calls of the built in bootloader. You simply overwrite your application with 16byte blocks; no erase is required. Also to write a simple terminal software that will send a hex or bin file to your controller is no big deal (I wrote one using the free Delphi personal edition). You can also let your loader do a CRC check, and if not correct, restart the programming.

Werner