BSIM v1.00
    (c) Paul H. Deal 1988

    BSIM  is a computer simulation which generates a 'pseudo- ecology' that
    can serve as an analog  for  actual  biological  systems.  The  program
    generates organisms as a function of a simulated genome which specifies
    the rules whereby the organisms will interact with a specified physical
    environment.   The  model  for  the  program  is  a  microbial  aquatic
    ecosystem, but many of the features of the system are more general  and
    it  can be used to conceptualize a broader range of natural ecosystems.
    A  simplified  biochemical  and  physiological   model   is   used   to
    characterize  the organisms based on a 13 element, mutable genome.  The
    user has broad control  over  the  starting  conditions,  both  of  the
    environment  and  of  the  'seed'  organisms.   Sampling options permit
    following the development of the  population  in  great  detail  as  it
    responds  to  a  dynamically  changing  environment  with various forms
    evolving and disappearing with time.  Concepts of  population  dynamics
    (including   mutualism,   commensalism,   competitive   exclusion,  and
    parasitism),  mass  flow  in  ecosystems,  and  evolution  are  readily
    demonstrated.   Realistic  experiments  can  be performed which closely
    parallel those often done in actual laboratory and field settings. Many
    of the analytical reasoning techniques applied in general data analysis
    can be used to elucidate the features of the  various  model  organisms
    which  arise  in  the  simulation  and the lessons learned are directly
    applicable to laboratory and field investigations.

    Useage:  Biology education high school and college.

    System Requirements:  Graphics CGA, EGA, or HGA.

    How to Start:  Type GO (press enter).

    Suggested  Registration:  $29.95  (Registered  owners  will  receive  a
    technical   description   of   the   underlying   program   logic,   an
    experimenter's manual, and five utilities to assist in  program  output
    analysis.

    File Descriptions:

    BSIM      EXE  Main program.
    BSIM      OVR  Overlay program.
    BSIM      IST  Instruction manual.
    BSIMHELP  MSG  Help message file accessed by main program.
    PRNDOC    EXE  Ascii document printing program.
    VIEWDOC   EXE  Ascii document on-screen browse program.
    VPEBX     EXE  Menu program.
    GO        BAT  Program to call VPEBX menu program.