[pkphilip]

The Delphi IDE help was good but the printed Delphi manuals were just outstanding. I have fond memories of learning much through those manuals.

[geoelectric]

I had forgotten the “brick” you used to buy with a few CDs (or floppies) and a whole stack of books.

Things sure were heavy before the internet got fast.

[pjmlp]

I have them in print still, including the MS-DOS ones (TP), if you don't have them any longer, they are available at bitsavers.