World2
World2 is perhaps the first Integrated Global Model. It is a good starting point for understanding what these models are about. A detailed description of World2 can be found in:
Jay W. Forrester, World Dynamics, Cambridge, MA: Wright-Allen Press, Inc., 1972.
M. R. Leavitt converted the original DYNAMO code for World2 into a dialect of Basic that ran on a Univac 1108 mainframe. I converted his code so that there are versions of World2 that will run with Microsoft Quicksoft Basic for Macintosh computers or with BASICA or QuickBasic for DOS/Windows computers that can be obtained by clicking on the appropriate computer type.
More about World2 and other global models can be found in an article by me with the citation:
Peter Brecke, "Integrated Global Models that Run on Personal Computers," Simulation, Vol. 60, No. 2 (February 1993), pp. 140-144.
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