PYTHIA and HERWIG for Linear Collider Physics

Abstract

An overview is given of general-purpose event generators, especially PYTHIA and HERWIG. The current status is summarized, some recent physics improvements are described, and planned future projects are outlined.

Comments: 1+4 pages, no figures, to appear in the Proceedings of the International Workshop on Linear Colliders, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain, April 28-May 5, 1999