I had the same problem. Sometime in 1982. at age 11, I started working through a BASIC book and an Apple II computer. I was perplexed: what is this? 10 X = X

I had the same problem. Sometime in 1982. at age 11, I started working through a BASIC book and an Apple II computer. I was perplexed: what is this? 10 X = X + 1 20 Y = Y - X If the computer is meant to solve two equations here, why not start with an example that has solutions??!