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@@ -33,6 +33,19 @@ After wiring everything up, this tests the connection to the ATTINY13A chip:
   avrdude -p t13 -c usbasp -n
   (you may need to put 'sudo' in front, on UNIX systems)
 
+For a quick test to make sure your tool chain works and your flashing tools
+are working, try the 'hello world' program:
+
+  cd hello_world
+  make
+  make flash
+
+Or, to check just your flashing hardware, you can skip the build step and
+send the already-compiled version I included:
+
+  cd hello_world
+  make flash-example
+
 To flash NLITE, which is a good second test...  (this is the output from my
 terminal, which may or may not be quite correct...  not sure what the sck
 period error is about, and the verify fails, but it otherwise works)