Here's a reference to Holmes Basic in The Dragon that I never came across before, and it equates it with Original D&D:
"We do realize, however, the plight of the many gamers attempting to find a happy medium between old rules (as in Original D&D and Basic D&D) and the newer rules of ADVANCED D&D (as in the PLAYERS HANDBOOK) without the benefit of the full AD&D system being in print. We therefore present this “sneak preview” of the DUNGEON MASTERS GUIDE."
This is from the Dungeon Masters Guide preview published in February 1979, which appeared because the DMG was being delayed until Gen Con. The preview included all of the To Hit and Saving Throw tables - basically the info needed to run a game along with the PHB:
That issue was a Godsend for those of us wanting to make the transition. We'd had the PHB and MM but the DMG had the answers to the questions we needed answered most. I ended up switching back to Basic. The rules lawyering was too much :)
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