Introduction and AAARRRRRRRGGGGGG!!!! Trying to get ESP-12 for EspruinoWiFi Flashed with Correct Firmware.

Well that is interesting.

I executed the code as before but this time, before clicking the disconnect button, I pressed the enter key in the console window and saw it respond with

-> Serial1

I was then able to run esptool and saw:

C:\Work\Development\ESP8266\esptool-1.3>­esptool.py -p COM5 -b 115200 flash_id
esptool.py v1.3
Connecting...
Manufacturer: e0
Device: 4016

Terrific, it works!!!!

So what foolish mistake did I make? ;-)