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| 1 | + | The term **Sibyl** denotes a family of [[Object Pascal]] IDEs for [[OS/2]], [[eComStation]] and [[Portal:Windows|Windows]]. | |
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| 3 | + | ## Speedsoft Sibyl | |
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| 5 | + | The first Sibyl version was Speedsoft Sibyl, which also included a [[Delphi]]-like Pascal compiler. The IDE was developed on top of Speed-Pascal/2, a Turbo-Pascal compatible 32 bit compiler and IDE for OS/2 by the now defunct German company SpeedSoft. The first Beta version was released in April 1997. | |
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| 7 | + | ## WDSibyl | |
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| 9 | + | After being discontinued and open sourced by Speedsoft, development of Sibyl was resumed by Wolfgang Draxler. WDSibyl contains a [[Pascal]] compiler that is an improved version of that of Speedsoft Sibyl. It is available under a GPL license. | |
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| 11 | + | ## Open Sibyl | |
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| 13 | + | Another modern Sibyl implementation is Open Sibyl, a RAD IDE that abadonded the Sibyl compiler and replaced it with [[Free Pascal]]. Open Sibyl is available as source code under a GPL license. | |
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| 15 | + | ## Significance | |
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| 17 | + | Today, all Sibyl implementations have a rather small user base. WDSibyl and Open Sibyl are, however, the only RAD IDEs for Pascal development on and for OS/2 and eComStation (eCS), which are important operating systems for enterprise markets. Sibyl also had a historical impact, since the [[Megido]] initiative had the intention to port Speedsoft Sibyl to Free Pascal and to extend its targeting to Linux. While Megido failed it had nevertheless a lasting impact since it was the nucleus of the later highly successful [[Lazarus]] project. | |
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| 19 | + | ## External Links | |
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| 21 | + | - [wdsibyl.org, official information on WDSibyl](http://www.wdsibyl.org) | |
| 22 | + | - [Official Open Sibyl site](http://sibyl.netlabs.org) | |
| 23 | + | - [Short history of and roadmap for Open Sibyl (in Russian)](http://ru.ecomstation.ru/showarticle.php?id=100) | |
| 24 | + | - Aaron Lawrence, [Sibyl, a Visual Development Environment for OS/2](http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Sibyl,_a_Visual_Development_Environment_for_OS/2) EDM/2, September 9th, 2012 | |
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| 27 | + | *From the Free Pascal wiki, page "Sibyl", as it stood on 2016-12-19 after a change by E-ric, out of the wiki's dump of 2024-05-26. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).* |