: It lacked the VCL database components (BDE, ADO) and SQL connectivity tools.
The Timeless Architect: Exploring the Legacy of Delphi 7 Personal 7.0 Released in August 2002 by Borland, Delphi 7 Personal 7.0 Delphi 7 Personal 7.0
In 2002, Borland was at the height of its engineering prowess. Delphi 7 was the culmination of years of refinement. It was stable, fast, and produced native machine code executables (unlike the .NET frameworks that were beginning to emerge from Microsoft at the time). : It lacked the VCL database components (BDE,