Software

Required?

Included?

Description

Trial Simulator version 2.2.1

Yes

Yes

Modeling, simulation and analysis tools.

Fortran Compiler

Yes

No

Compaq Visual Fortran™ (6.0 or higher) OR Intel Visual Fortran™ (9.0 or higher) is required to run simulations.  We have discontinued shipping Compaq Visual Fortran because HP no longer supports it. For those who are going to use Intel Visual Fortran™ 10, please visit our support site to obtain the neccessary files to enable version 10 to be used.

Microsoft Visual C++.NET

by Intel Fortran

with Intel Fortran v10

Intel Visual Fortran requires MS VC++.NET.  Version 10 of Intel Fortran includes MS VC++ 2005.

S-PLUS 6.2 for Trial Simulator

Yes

Yes

Trial Simulator uses S-PLUS to plot and analyze simulation results. The Trial Simulator CD includes a special release of S-PLUS, version 6.2 for Trial Simulator. This version is equivalent to S-PLUS 6.2 Professional, modified to work as a tightly integrated application within Trial Simulator. Users who have purchased S-PLUS 6.2 Professional can continue to use that version.

S-PLUS 7 or 8

No

No

Trial Simulator 2.2.1 has been certified to work with commercially available S-PLUS versions 7 and 8.

Microsoft® Data Access Objects

Yes

Yes

Trial Simulator requires Microsoft® Data Access Objects (DAO) so that it can use Microsoft® Jet databases. DAO is included on the Trial Simulator CD.

Microsoft® HTML Help version 1.2 or later

Yes

Yes

HTML help 1.2 or later is required to view the Trial Simulator online help. It is included on the Trial Simulator CD.

Microsoft® Internet Explorer version 4.0 or later

Yes

No

Windows® NT 4.0, and NT 4.0J users may need to update Internet Explorer (IE) in order to view the online help. The most recent version is available at www.microsoft.com.

Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or later

For PDF user manuals

No

Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4.0 or higher is required to view and print the user documentation provided as PDF files. Earlier versions of Acrobat Reader may cause graphics to print poorly. Acrobat Reader is available free of charge from Adobe®.

Microsoft® Access

No

No

Trial Simulator can save simulation results in Jet databases, which can be opened in Microsoft® Access. Access is not required, but is recommended as a tool to compress large databases.