Parasol(ID:2336/par025)

Auslander Berkeley 1978

Continuous simulations language for LSI economic models
References:
  • Lander, David M. "A continuous-system simulation language designed for LSI" Jnl Comput Simul 20, 4 (Dec. 1978), 308-313. view details Abstract: The language described in this paper (called Parasol) ... is equation oriented, will give difference or differential equations or sequential logic problems, can interact in real time with external processes -  analog computers, can be modified or expanded by and costs about $5,000 for its entire development : (figured on the basis of $25/hr. for the author's time). Abstract: As computing hardware gets cheaper, and labor gets more expensive, the economics of developing relatively limited distribution software such as continuous-system simulation languages for minicomputers (compared to FORTRAN and other system software) changes. A philosophy of low-cost software is pro- pounded here, and an example of a language adhering to that philosophy is presented. It is an equation-oriented language capable of solving differential or difference equations. It runs completely in memory (requires no mass storage device). Examples of its use are given, including a PHYSBE solution.