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[malc-c]

No "advantage" what so ever. Just that the manufactures site also offer several options for software, one of which is mikrobasic, which is included as a bundled item. For a Novice experimenter / builder both languages work fine, but for me I find PBP more logical in its syntax.

I'm sure others who are more experienced here will soon say one has better functionality for X, Y or Z. But then each to their own opinion, and whilst you will get lots of pro PBP support here, if you asked the same question on the microbasic forum it the be biased the other way

[tenaja]

Well, PBP is BS2 compatible; I don't know if MikroBasic is or not. The forum here is more active. If you really want to shop around, also view Proton+ Basic. It includes a simulator, which might help. It is 99% BS2 compatible, but has a much broader command base. They also have an active forum.

One nice thing, if you are in the States, I've called MELabs a few times and had an answer within seconds, rather than waiting for a forum response.