There must have been a thousand titles like "Learn BASIC for your ModelX Home Computer". The earliest I have found is Copyright 1977 by Jerald Brown (DYMAX, CA) called Instant Basic and subtitled "Learn the new streamlined ALTAIR style BASIC used in personal computers and the similar DEC BASIC-PLUS". It is a thick letter paper sized softcover in a very "jazzed-up" style full of large print in mixed-up typefaces and clip-art. (dilithium Press, OR). I am sure there probably are earlier "for the masses" BASIC texts aimed at home microcomputer owners (which cuts out those books on VAX Basic etc) - how early do they go? Phil in Brisbane, Australia.