Weird, that as I am looking at the new fourth edition D&D rules I am drawn back to the old basic set. While it may have been simpler, it seems less fun, particularly for a wizard, or "magic user" as they were then known. At first level you get one spell per day. That's
one spell. And you still don't fight worth a damn :)
Of course, the best part of the old versions was the art. It could get a bit cheesey at times, but I loved Erol Otus' pictures, such as:

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