Computer baseball game simulation, 1970-2009.

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Computer baseball game simulation, 1970-2009.

Copy of the paper for a student project. Also, an article by Cokins, "Realizing a Kid's Dream of Computerized Baseball," in Nine: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture, Vol. 18, No. 1, Fall 2009 and a report about a copy of the program being accepted at the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Cornell University Library

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Cornell University. Class of 1950.

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Cornell University Class of 1878. From the description of Parody commencement program, 1878. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63937832 ...

Cornell University

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Watzka, Pete.

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Cokins, Gary, 1949-

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In 1970, as a term project for a class in "Bionics and Robots," taught by Professor Henry David Block, Gary Cokins and Pete Watzka wrote a computer program using a programming language that was a blend of COBOL and FORTRAN to simulate all of the games played for each National League team. They received an A for the project. Originally programmed on IBM punch cards, the paper includes copies of the original print-out. Cornell University Class of 1971. From the...