Delphi 7 Personal 7.0 -

| Feature | Delphi 7 Personal 7.0 | VS Code + Python | Lazarus (Free Pascal) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Free (Abandonware) | MIT | GPL | | Exe Size | 300KB | N/A (needs interpreter) | 10MB+ | | No External Dependencies | Yes (pure Win32) | No (needs runtime) | Yes | | 64-bit Compilation | No (32-bit only) | Yes | Yes | | High-DPI Awareness | None (blurry on 4K) | Yes | Yes | | Built-in Package Manager | No (manual install) | Yes (npm/pip) | Yes (OPM) |

Anyone who used it remembers the teal-and-white splash screen. "Borland Delphi 7 Personal Edition" — with a progress bar that filled almost instantly because, unlike Visual Studio, Delphi 7 loaded fully in under three seconds on a Pentium III. Delphi 7 Personal 7.0