While trying to learn and exploit the unix (linux) platform, my google searches have turned up ms.net references (for example named pipes or fifos). MS is re-learning unix. In unix, software is built as small programs (tools) and assembled via scripting languages into executables. Tool instances are managed as "processes" by the OS itself. This script level approach is similar to compiled level classes, polymorphism, encapsulation, etc, of other languages. But of course, scripts are far simpler and more flexible. Many of these unix tools are quite old, but still useful. For example the cron program is a background job scheduler. Where modern pascal works so well is in building new compiled unix tools. C is just not an option for most applications programmers. So I am less concerned with "new" features than I am with stability and clarity. Both GPC and FPC are fantastic contributions to the world's technical community (on the linux platform). The learning process is very long, so stability and clarity are essential.