Software Reviews : GINO Publisher: The Scientific Press,540 University Avenue,Palo Alto,CA 94301 (telephone: [phone]) Year of Publication: 1986 Version Reviewed: Student Edition Materials: One 5.25-inch (non-copy-protected) disk,one 193-page manual/textbook Price: Student GINO (PC & Mac) per copy site license related programs: $ 35 $1500 GINO $195 $3000 MacGINO $495 $4000 GINO 386 $795 $5000 Mainframe GINO $895 N/A System requirements: One 5.25-inch floppy diskette drive,PC DOS version 2.0 or higher,at least 256K of memory,optional 8087 co-processor Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Fair Documentation: Good

Abstract

GINO is a modeling program which can be used to solve optimization problems and sets of simultaneous linear and nonlinear equations and inequalities. It should take the drudgery out of solving these problems and allow students to concentrate on their underlying principles. The manual contains examples from several disciplines.