2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/49390An 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.1+4 pages, no figures, to appear in the Proceedings of the International Workshop on Linear Colliders, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain, April 28-May 5, 1999High Energy Physics - Phenomenologytext