diff --git a/lib/parfait/frame.rb b/lib/parfait/frame.rb
index eac629d0..0020f05d 100644
--- a/lib/parfait/frame.rb
+++ b/lib/parfait/frame.rb
@@ -21,12 +21,9 @@
 # Which resolves the dichotomy of objects on the stack or heap. Sama sama.
 
 module Parfait
-  class Frame < Object
-    def initialize locals , temps
+  class Frame < List
+    def initialize
       super()
-      @locals = locals
-      @tmps = tmps
     end
-    attr_accessor :locals , :tmps
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/parfait/list.rb b/lib/parfait/list.rb
index b8c99781..ec80c2db 100644
--- a/lib/parfait/list.rb
+++ b/lib/parfait/list.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ module Parfait
       self.set( self.get_length + 1 , value)
     end
 
+    def first
+      return nil unless empty?
+      get(1)
+    end
+
     # set the value at index.
     # Lists start from index 1
     def set( index , value)
diff --git a/lib/parfait/space.rb b/lib/parfait/space.rb
index 330916e7..7ae18f90 100644
--- a/lib/parfait/space.rb
+++ b/lib/parfait/space.rb
@@ -37,8 +37,14 @@ module Parfait
     # need a two phase init for the object space (and generally parfait) because the space
     # is an interconnected graph, so not everthing is ready
     def late_init
-      @frames = 100.times.collect{ ::Parfait::Frame.new([],[])}
-      @messages = 100.times.collect{ ::Parfait::Message.new }
+      @frames = List.new_object
+      @messages = List.new_object
+      counter = 0
+      while( counter < 100)
+        @frames.push Frame.new_object
+        @messages.push Message.new_object
+        counter = counter + 1
+      end
       @next_message = @messages.first
       @next_frame = @frames.first
     end
@@ -70,8 +76,8 @@ module Parfait
     end
 
     def create_class name , superclass
-      c = Class.new_object(name , superclass)
       raise "uups " if name.is_a? String
+      c = Class.new_object(name , superclass)
       @classes[name] = c
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/virtual/boot.rb b/lib/virtual/boot.rb
index 44a265f5..fbb2fe56 100644
--- a/lib/virtual/boot.rb
+++ b/lib/virtual/boot.rb
@@ -59,16 +59,20 @@ module Virtual
       class_mappings["Kernel"] = value_classes[2]  #need for further booting
       class_mappings["Object"] = value_classes[3]  #need for further booting
 
+      # add space and instances which get created before the objects list
+      @space.add_object @space
+      @space.add_object @space.classes
+      @space.add_object @space.classes.keys
+      @space.add_object @space.classes.values
+      @space.add_object @space.objects
+
+      @space.late_init
+
       # now update the layout on all objects created so far,
       # go through objects in space
       @space.objects.each do | o |
         o.init_layout
       end
-      # and go through the space instance variables which get created before the object list
-      @space.init_layout
-      @space.classes.init_layout
-      @space.objects.init_layout
-      @space.late_init
       boot_functions!
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/virtual/instruction.rb b/lib/virtual/instruction.rb
index 8607f6f9..0e76e17a 100644
--- a/lib/virtual/instruction.rb
+++ b/lib/virtual/instruction.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ module Virtual
   #  instructions, thus defining a minimal set of instructions needed to implement oo.
 
   class Instruction
-    include Positioned
+    def to_s
+      Sof::Writer.write(self)
+    end
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/lib/virtual/machine.rb b/lib/virtual/machine.rb
index 46a0439f..e62e0780 100644
--- a/lib/virtual/machine.rb
+++ b/lib/virtual/machine.rb
@@ -34,11 +34,9 @@ module Virtual
 
     def initialize
       @parser  = Parser::Salama.new
-      #the_end = Halt.new
       @passes = [ "Virtual::SendImplementation" ]
-#      @message = Message.new(the_end , the_end , "Object" )
     end
-    attr_reader :message , :passes , :space , :init , :main , :class_mappings
+    attr_reader :message , :passes , :space , :class_mappings
 
     def run_passes
 #TODO     puts "INIT #{@init}"