Versions
Borland Delphi 1
Delphi 1 was released in 1995 for the 16-bit Windows 3.1 Borland Delphi 2
Delphi 2, released a year later, supported 32-bit Windows environments.
Kylix
In 2001 a Linux version of Delphi, named Kylix, was released.
Borland Delphi 6
Attempts to support both Linux and Windows for cross-platform development were made, and a cross-platform version of the VCL known as CLX shipped in 2002 with the release of Delphi 6. The CLX technology effort has faded, and with the failure of Kylix, the CLX was abandoned too.
Borland Delphi 7
Delphi 7, released in August 2002, became the standard version used by more Delphi developers than any other single version.
Borland Delphi 8
Delphi 8, released December 2003, was a .NET-only release that allowed developers to compile Delphi Object Pascal code into .NET CIL.
Borland Delphi 2005
The next version, Delphi 2005 (Delphi 9, also Borland Developer Studio 3.0), included the Win32 and .NET development in a single IDE, reiterating Borland's commitment to Win32 developers.
Borland Delphi 2006
In late 2005 Delphi 2006 (Delphi 10, Borland Developer Studio 4.0) was released and combined development of C# and Delphi.NET, Delphi Win32 and C++ (Preview when it was shipped but got stable in Service Pack 1) into a single IDE.
Codegear Delphi 2007
Borland sold CodeGear to Embarcadero Technologies in 2008.
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