Direct Access from Delphi to MySQL

Can anyone give me some tips for using MySQL with
Delphi without using ODBC and the BDE?

I thought I saw some shareware components that
would do it directly but I can't seem to find them
again.

I've used a similar component with Oracle at work
called "Direct Oracle Access" and have had a lot
of success.  Most queries are 5-10 times faster
than the BDE.

Thanks.

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