Greetings,
 
 Sorry for the basic question, but I am trying to find out if R is a suitable platform for what I want to do...
 
 I am interested in creating simulations of distributed algorithms (i.e. team formation, Byzantine Generals , P2P  communication modeling, mobile networks) that would be represented in GUIs. I would like to be able to instantiate an object for each node in my simulated  (stand alone, one computer) "distributed" environment and then proceed by (a)  adding message exchange functionality and (b) algorithm  behavior to each node.
 
 The simulation results are represented on a GUI that looks like a grid with each node being a dot. As the algorithm progresses, different formations and messages are exchanged between the nodes.
 
 I am in a bit of a desperate situation as I am  trying to get away from MATLAB (too expensive,  no longer available to me)  and at the same time would like to avoid developing the infrastructure from scratch (i.e in Java) to run these simulations.
 
 Is R suitable for what I am trying to do? I looked around but have not been able to determine if R is the appropriate platform. 
 
 Your help, comments or suggestion of alternatives and pontification is welcome.
 
 Thank you,
 Ethan B. Finn
 
 

 		
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