I also started learning programming in high school days (2001 - 2004) using TP 7.
Fast, affordable internet connection wasn't pretty common on those days, so have to rely on internet cafes and books/magazies.
As the name implies, it's indeed TURBO. I mean, to achive similar snapiness when running Eclipse or VS, you'll need pretty powerful machine.
The legacy is carried on by Free Pascal folks (there's the text based IDE). I only use this for fun/nostalgia purpose. For actual work, well there's Lazarus IDE.
As the name implies, it's indeed TURBO. I mean, to achive similar snapiness when running Eclipse or VS, you'll need pretty powerful machine.
The legacy is carried on by Free Pascal folks (there's the text based IDE). I only use this for fun/nostalgia purpose. For actual work, well there's Lazarus IDE.