Control and stimulation tools (cat) for the PC modelers

For the last couple of years, the personal computer technology has received a steady stream of improvement in CPU processing power, fast floating coprocessor, super graphics to a very large and fast hard drive. Since Intel began shipping its 80386 version of CPU, it became practical to develop or execute a substantial amount of power plant software on a personal computer. With the introduction of the RISC type personal workstation, complete simulators based on these new generation of computers will soon become a reality. As of today, although almost anybody can afford a personal computer, simulation supporting software is still rare or non-existent at all. The CAST has been designed to support those users who want to develop or debug large power plant simulation programs on a personal computer or workstation. Another separate paper will also be presented to demonstrate the real world development and debugging tools offered by CAST