SIMSCRIPT II.5
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SIMSCRIPT II.5 is the latest incarnation of SIMSCRIPT
, one of the oldest computer simulation language
s. Although military contractor CACI
released it in 1971, it still enjoys wide use in large-scale military and air-traffic control simulations.
SIMSCRIPT
SIMSCRIPT is a free-form, English-like general-purpose simulation language conceived by Harry Markowitz and Bernard Hausner at the RAND Corporation in 1963. It was implemented as a Fortran preprocessor on the IBM 7090 and was designed for large discrete event simulations...
, one of the oldest computer simulation language
Simulation language
A computer simulation language describes the operation of a simulation on a computer. There are two major types of simulation: continuous and discrete event though more modern languages can handle combinations. Most languages also have a graphical interface and at least simple statistical gathering...
s. Although military contractor CACI
CACI
CACI International Inc is a professional services and information technology company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. CACI is a member of the Fortune 1000 Largest Companies and the Russell 2000 index. The company has approximately 13,700 employees in over 120 offices in the U.S. and...
released it in 1971, it still enjoys wide use in large-scale military and air-traffic control simulations.
- SIMSCRIPT II.5 is a powerful, free-form, English-like, general-purpose simulation programming language. It supports the application of software engineering principles, such as structured programming and modularity, which impart orderliness and manageability to simulation models.