86. The RTVMM of claim 85 wherein the implementing step relating to the load file includes the step: causing an object placed into the object region to be marked by setting a "scan list" field of the object to SCAN-END.
85. The RTVMM of claim 1 wherein the implementing step includes providing a ROMizer tool which produces a load file appropriate for ROM storage, the ROMizer tool comprising the steps: analyzing and verifying byte code; performing byte code and constant-pool transformations; supporting standard compiler transformations designed to optimize the performance of executed code.