Manuals

The following links allow either pdf manuals to be downloaded and viewed or point to collections of manuals which can be downloaded and viewed using !StrongHelp.

PDF manuals
Name of manual and web linkDateDescription
BBC BASIC27-Nov-2010A reference for BBC BASIC version 1.05 published in October 1992.
PRM Volume 127-Nov-2010Volume 1, published in December 1992, introduces you to the hardware used to run RISC OS, and to the fundamental concepts of how RISC OS works.
PRM Volume 227-Nov-2010Volume 2, published in December 1992, describes the kernel (or central core) of RISC OS.
PRM Volume 327-Nov-2010Volume 3, published in December 1992, describes the filing systems.
PRM Volume 427-Nov-2010Volume 4, published in December 1992, describes the window manager.
PRM Volume 5a27-Nov-2010Volume 5a, published in August 1995, describes the system extensions to RISC OS and includes features new in RISC OS 3.60. (temporary link while ROL reorganise their site, but a copy of the PRM is included in the Raspberry Pi distro at SDFS::0.$.Documents.Books.PRMs.)
PRM Index27-Nov-2010The index, published in August 1995, provides a detailed listing of SWI names and an alphabetic list of all terms used.
StrongHelp manual collection
Name of manual and web linkDateDescription
StrongHelp manuals18-May-2010A collection of zip files, each containing a StrongHelp manual about a particular piece of RISC OS software.