STELLA(ID:4634/ste005)

Implementation of DYNAMO for the Macintosh 

Implementation of DYNAMO for the Macintosh

System Dynamics

"Originally introduced on the Macintosh in 1984, the Stella software provided a graphically oriented front end for the development of system dynamics models. The stock and flow diagrams, used in the system dynamics literature are directly supported with a series of tools supporting model development. Equation writing is done through dialog boxes accessible from the stock and flow diagrams"
Related languages
DYNAMO II => STELLA   Evolution of
References:
  • Robinson, S. B., Stella. Byte , 11 (2), Dec. 1986 view details
  • Doyle, J., Hoxsey, K., Aspinwall, D., & Pytte, A. Stella [Computer program]. Lyme, New Hampshire: High Performance Systems 1987 view details
  • Richmond, B., Peterson, S., & Vescuso, P. An academic user's guide to stella . Lyme, New Hampshire: High Performance Systems. (1987) view details
  • Rasmus, D. J., A Stella performance; The latest in simulation software may just tell you where reality begins. MacUser , 4(6), 194-205. 1988 view details
  • Steed, Marlo "Stella, A Simulation Construction Kit; Cognitive Process and Educational Implications" view details Abstract: Education needs tools for thinking with, not just tools to teach concepts. What is of interest are those applications that facilitate scientific thought and encourage problem solving. As a person begins to build theories and test them using the Stella program, system behavior can be viewed from a new frame of reference. This program truly gives us an exciting facility for questioning the way we view the world. This paper will focus on developing an understanding of how a simulation construction kit, like Stella, can be used to refine thinking.
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