Pretty much, with pointers and Objects. Delphi is actually surprisingly easy to learn and the environment allows to put something together very quickly.
That was my experience too. I inherited a non-trivial Delphi project in the mid-to-late '90s and was pleasantly surprised at how quickly I could be productive in it.
To be fair, I did have a Pascal class in college. Never thought I'd see it again, but it paid off. Can't say the same for COBOL, once I left Andersen Consulting and its aerospace & defense clients.
