1. An apparatus for running a task with an object-oriented operating system in a first address space in response to a run command generated in a second address space, said operating system including a first object class with a data structure for holding said run command and run command parameters and with member functions for initialization and synchronization of said task on a computer with an attached storage including said first and said second address spaces, said apparatus comprising: (a) means responsive to said run command for creating a command object from said first object class for encapsulating initialization and synchronization information associated with said task in said second address space of said storage of said computer; (b) means for transmitting said command object to said first address space by communicating with said object-oriented operating system in said storage of said computer; and (c) means in said first address space and responsive to said run command contained in said command object for executing said member functions in said command object to create, initialize and run said task.