Software Reviews : GPSS/PC 1.04c (General Purpose Simulation System) Staff review Publisher: Minuteman Software,P.O. Box 171,Stow,MA 01775 (617-897-5662) Materials: One locked diskette;6" by 8½" looseleaf binder,394 pages;user reference card;GPSS/PC newsletter;one year of warranty user support with an 800 number. Price: $900Availability: IBM PC and XT or compatibles. System Requirements: PC-DOS 1.0 or higher;256k memory (large simulations may require up to 640k);1 double-sided drive;color or monochrome display. (Note: Forthcoming Version 2.0 will require PC-DOS 2.0 or higher and color monitor). Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Fair Documentation: Fair

Abstract

GPSSlPC is excellent at what it does: allowing easy simulation of queuing-line situations, critical for the study of the management of service delivery. It is not a general-purpose simulator, in spite of its title. Moreover, its roots in card-batched mainframe days still show, and there is no menu mode. Rather, users must learn the GPSS programming language.