Micro-Computers and Related Technology for Simulation Gaming

Abstract

The increasing power of micro-computers, coupled with their steadily decreasing cost in a period of serious inflation, has meant that many things that could not be considered only a few years ago are now quite realistic options for simulation gaming activities. However, quoting the latest developments and the latest prices is almost impossible, both because the field is so dynamic and because it is very difficult to compare what various manufacturers are offering. The more limited goal of this paper is to give the results of investigations in recent years, what equipment we have acquired, some feeling for approximate costs and something of the advantages and problems that go along with it.