Lol, I was hoping to get a price!
Hopefully i can get bill back on here and help me with explaining parts...
Also do the parts go with it?
The kit comes with all the Inchworm parts.
How does the 18 pin 16f628 plug into the zif socket?
The inchworm is setup to use ICP (In Circuit Programming)
Where is teh zif located?
You can make another board with an ICP connector and a ZIF socket and connect it to the inchworm. Or better yet just put a ISCP connector on your target board so you do not have to pull the microprocessor to program it. Bill has another kit called the FireFly that does this and more, it is an experimenter board.
What is a microcontroller (40pin thing doing there?)
This is a very capable tool. The 40 pin 16F877(A) runs the code that programs and debugs your target processor/board. The 16F877(A) in the kit comes programmed. If you build an inchwomr without the kit you will need another programmer to program the 16F877(A). In you case may be best to buy the kit.