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The Access Linux Platform (ALP), once referred to as a "next-generation version of the Palm OS," was an open source-based operating system for mobile devices developed and marketed by Access Co., of Tokyo, Japan. The platform included execution environments for Java, classic Palm OS, and GTK+-based native Linux applications. ALP was demonstrated in devices〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Reference design targets Linux mobile phones ), Linuxdevices.com, August 7, 2007.〕 at a variety of conferences, including 3GSM,〔(Access Linux Platform on Display at 3GSM ), Engadget, February 12, 2007. 〕 LinuxWorld,〔(Access Linux Platform at LinuxWorld SF ), Palminfocenter.com, August 20, 2006. 〕 GUADEC, and Open Source in Mobile. The Access Linux Platform was first announced in February 2006.〔(Access and PalmSource Announce the Access Linux Platform ), Access/PalmSource press release, February 14, 2006.〕 The initial versions of the platform and software development kits for the Access Linux Platform were officially released in February 2007.〔(Access Releases Access Linux Platform PDK and SDK to Licensees and Developers ), Access press release, February 12, 2007.〕 There was an effort between Access, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic, NEC, and Esteemo to use the platform as a basis for a "shared platform" implementing a revised version of the i.mode MOAP(L) APIs, as well as conforming to the specifications of the LiMo Foundation. The first smartphone to use the Access Linux Platform was to be the Edelweiss device by Emblaze Mobile that was scheduled for mid-2009. It was shelved, however, prior to release. The First Else (renamed from Monolith 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The First Else (aka The Monolith) )〕) smartphone that was being developed by Sharp Corporation in cooperation with Emblaze Mobile and seven additional partners was scheduled for 2009, but was never released and officially cancelled in June 2010. The platform never launched on devices, and is no longer referenced on Access's web site. == Look and feel == The user interface was designed with similar general goals to earlier Palm OS releases, with an aim of preserving the ''Zen of Palm'', a design philosophy that revolved around making the applications as simple as they can be. Other aspects of the interface included a task-based orientation rather than a file/document orientation as is commonly found on desktop systems. The appearance of the platform〔(New Access Linux Platform Screenshots ), Mobilelinuxinfo.com, August 9, 2007. 〕 was intended to be extremely customizable to provide differentiation for specific devices and contexts. In the last releases, they went for a much more modern look with gesture support, and were no longer close to the Palm OS. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Access Linux Platform」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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