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The '''Access Linux Platform''' ('''ALP''') is a discontinued [[open-source software]] based [[operating system]], once referred to as a "next-generation version of the [[Palm OS]]," for mobile devices developed and marketed by [[Access Co.]], of [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. The platform included execution environments for [[Java (programming language)|Java]], classic Palm OS, and [[GTK+]]-based native [[Linux]] applications. ALP was demonstrated in devices<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Reference design targets Linux mobile phones|url=http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9247878814.html|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303084304/http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS9247878814.html|archivedate=March 3, 2009|access-date=|website=Linuxdevices.com\date= August 7, 2007}}</ref> at a variety of conferences, including [[3GSM]],<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=February 12, 2007|title=Access Linux Platform on Display at 3GSM|url=https://www.engadget.com/2007/02/12/access-linux-platform-on-display-at-3gsm/|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206191044/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/12/access-linux-platform-on-display-at-3gsm/|archivedate=December 6, 2012|access-date=|website=[[Engadget]]|df=mdy}}</ref> [[LinuxWorld Conference and Expo|LinuxWorld]],<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=August 20, 2006|title=Access Linux Platform at LinuxWorld SF|url=http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/8921/access-linux-platform-at-linuxworld-sf/|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209183903/http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/8921/access-linux-platform-at-linuxworld-sf/|archivedate=February 9, 2014|access-date=|website=Palminfocenter.com|df=mdy}} </ref> [[GUADEC]], and Open Source in Mobile.
The ALP was first announced in February 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.access-company.com/ |title=Access and PalmSource Announce the Access Linux Platform |work=[[Access Co.|Access]]/[[PalmSource]] [[press release]] |date=February 14, 2006 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901134714/http://www.access-company.com/ |archivedate=September 1, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref> The initial versions of the platform and [[software development kit]]s were officially released in February 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.access-company.com/ |title=Access Releases Access Linux Platform PDK and SDK to Licensees and Developers |work=[[Access Co.|Access]] [[press release]] |date=February 12, 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901134714/http://www.access-company.com/ |archivedate=September 1, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref> There was a coordinated effort by Access, Esteemo, [[NEC]], [[NTT DoCoMo]], and [[Panasonic]] to use the platform as a basis for a ''shared platform'' implementing a revised version of the i.mode Mobile Oriented Applications Platform ([[MOAP]]) (L) [[application programming interface]]s (APIs), conforming to the specifications of the [[LiMo Foundation]]. The first smartphone to use the ALP was to be the ''Edelweiss'' by Emblaze Mobile that was scheduled for mid-2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edelweiss-mobile.com/ |website=Edelweiss-mobile.com |date= |accessdate=October 20, 2009|title=Edelweiss}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kairer |first=Ryan |url=http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/7367/edelweiss-the-first-alp-powered-smartphone/ |title=Review of the Edelweiss mobile phone at Palm Infocenter |website=Palminfocenter.com |date=October 13, 2008 |accessdate=October 20, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220240/http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/7367/edelweiss-the-first-alp-powered-smartphone/ |archivedate=October 4, 2013}}</ref> However, it was shelved before release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.palminfocenter.com/news/9906/alppowered-emblaze-edelweiss-shelved-in-favor-of-monolith/ |title=ALP-powered Emblaze Edelweiss shelved in favor of Monolith? |first=Kris |last=Keilhack |date=September 19, 2009 |website=PalmInfocenter}}</ref> The First Else (renamed from Monolith<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The First Else (aka The Monolith)|url=http://www.behance.net/Gallery/The-First-Else-(aka-The-Monolith)/359239|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206211823/http://www.behance.net/gallery/The-First-Else-%28aka-The-Monolith%29/359239|archivedate=December 6, 2013|access-date=|website=}}</ref>) smartphone, that was being developed by [[Sharp Corporation]] in cooperation with Emblaze Mobile and seven other partners, was scheduled for 2009, but was never released and officially cancelled in June 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Monolith Project|url=http://www.emblazemobile.com/project.html|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303181006/http://www.emblazemobile.com/project.html|archivedate=March 3, 2011|accessdate=October 20, 2009|website=|publisher=Emblaze Mobile}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ricker |first=Thomas |title=RIP: Emblaze kills First Else |date=June 30, 2010 |url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/rip-emblaze-kills-first-else/ |publisher=Engadget |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203194340/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/rip-emblaze-kills-first-else/ |archivedate=December 3, 2013}}</ref> The platform is no longer referenced on Access's website,<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Access|url=http://gl.access-company.com/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701101459/http://gl.access-company.com/|archive-date=July 1, 2014|access-date=August 10, 2014|website=}}</ref> but Panasonic and NEC released a number of ALP phones for the Japanese market between 2010 and 2013.
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