Can I connect to a SQL Server 2000 instance from SQL Server Management Studio 2012? I would like to update my development machine to SQL Server 2012 but I still manage some (very old) SQL Server 2000 machines. Wil my 2012 SSMS be able to connect to those SQL Server 2000 machines?

SQL Server 2008 R2 works fine (what I have now).
Yes, I have done it.  My website http://www.rocketclubs.com is on SQL server 2000 and I updated it last night in full windows 8, SSMS 2012 setup.