Micro-SIMPAS: A microprocessor based simulation language

Abstract

SIMPAS [1] is a discrete system simulation language based on PASCAL. UCSD PASCAL [6] is a PASCAL-based operating system designed for microcomputer use. Micro-SIMPAS is a version of SIMPAS which runs under UCSD PASCAL. This paper discusses the conversion of an existing SIMPAS implementation into Micro-SIMPAS, and discusses our experience in using Micro-SIMPAS for the construction of some simple simulations. We also discuss new features of Micro-SIMPAS for the interactive display of simulation output. Our experience with such routines has been favorable; we provide samples of their use in the paper.