diff --git a/lib/parfait.rb b/lib/parfait.rb
index ee04101d..1a30d444 100644
--- a/lib/parfait.rb
+++ b/lib/parfait.rb
@@ -18,4 +18,3 @@ require_relative "parfait/cache_entry"
 require_relative "parfait/message"
 require_relative "parfait/named_list"
 require_relative "parfait/space"
-require_relative "parfait/symbol_adapter"
diff --git a/lib/parfait/data_object.rb b/lib/parfait/data_object.rb
index 7a3f1300..00b4f3a0 100644
--- a/lib/parfait/data_object.rb
+++ b/lib/parfait/data_object.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ module Parfait
   class DataObject < Object
     def initialize
       super
-      @memory = []
     end
     def data_length
       raise "called #{self}"
@@ -31,23 +30,12 @@ module Parfait
     def data_start
       return get_type.get_length
     end
-
-    # 0 -based index
-    def get_internal_word(index)
-      return super if index < data_start
-      @memory[index]
-    end
-
-    # 1 -based index
-    def set_internal_word(index , value)
-      return super if index < data_start
-      raise "Word[#{index}] = nil" if( value.nil? )
-      @memory[index] = value
-      value
-    end
   end
 
   class Data4 < DataObject
+    def self.memory_size
+      4
+    end
     def data_length
       4
     end
@@ -57,6 +45,9 @@ module Parfait
   end
 
   class Data8 < DataObject
+    def self.memory_size
+      8
+    end
     def data_length
       8
     end
@@ -65,6 +56,9 @@ module Parfait
     end
   end
   class Data16 < DataObject
+    def self.memory_size
+      16
+    end
     def data_length
       16
     end
diff --git a/lib/parfait/symbol_adapter.rb b/lib/parfait/symbol_adapter.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index feeb43bf..00000000
--- a/lib/parfait/symbol_adapter.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-
-class Symbol
-
-  def has_type?
-    true
-  end
-  def get_type
-    l = Parfait.object_space.classes[:Word].instance_type
-    #puts "LL #{l.class}"
-    l
-  end
-  def padded_length
-    Padding.padded( to_s.length + 4)
-  end
-
-end
diff --git a/lib/risc.rb b/lib/risc.rb
index ebf84e76..4f63b684 100644
--- a/lib/risc.rb
+++ b/lib/risc.rb
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ end
 require_relative "risc/padding"
 require_relative "risc/position"
 require_relative "risc/platform"
-
 require "parfait"
+require_relative "risc/parfait_adapter"
 require_relative "risc/machine"
 require_relative "risc/method_compiler"
 
diff --git a/lib/risc/fake_memory.rb b/lib/risc/fake_memory.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..029e9269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/risc/fake_memory.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+module Risc
+  # simulate memory during compile time.
+  #
+  # Memory comes in chunks, power of 2 chunks actually.
+  #
+  # Currently typed instance variables map to ruby instance variables and so do not
+  # end up in memory. Memory being only for indexed word aligned access.
+  #
+  # Parfait really does everything else, apart from the internal_get/set
+  # And our fake memory (other than hte previously used array, does bound check)
+  class FakeMemory
+    attr_reader :min
+    def initialize(from , size)
+      @min = from
+      @memory = Array.new(size)
+      raise "only multiples of 2 !#{size}" unless size == 2**(Math.log2(size).to_i)
+    end
+    def set(index , value)
+      range_check(index)
+      @memory[index] = value
+      value
+    end
+    alias :[]=  :set
+
+    def get(index)
+      range_check(index)
+      @memory[index]
+    end
+    alias :[] :get
+
+    def size
+      @memory.length
+    end
+
+    def range_check(index)
+      raise "index too low #{index} < #{min}" if index < min
+      raise "index too big #{index} < #{min}" if index >= size
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/risc/parfait_adapter.rb b/lib/risc/parfait_adapter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3019d619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/risc/parfait_adapter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+require_relative "fake_memory"
+
+module Parfait
+  class DataObject < Object
+
+    def self.allocate
+      r = super
+      puts "#{self.memory_size}"
+      r.instance_variable_set(:@memory , [])
+      r
+    end
+
+    # 0 -based index
+    def get_internal_word(index)
+      return super if index < data_start
+      @memory[index]
+    end
+
+    # 1 -based index
+    def set_internal_word(index , value)
+      return super if index < data_start
+      raise "Word[#{index}] = nil" if( value.nil? )
+      @memory[index] = value
+      value
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+class Symbol
+
+  def has_type?
+    true
+  end
+  def get_type
+    l = Parfait.object_space.classes[:Word].instance_type
+    #puts "LL #{l.class}"
+    l
+  end
+  def padded_length
+    Padding.padded( to_s.length + 4)
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/test/risc/test_fake_memory.rb b/test/risc/test_fake_memory.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d947322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/risc/test_fake_memory.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+require_relative "../helper"
+
+module Risc
+  class TestFakeMemory < MiniTest::Test
+    def setup
+      @fake = FakeMemory.new(2,16)
+    end
+    def test_init
+      assert @fake
+    end
+    def test_size
+      assert_equal 16 , @fake.size
+    end
+    def test_not_instantiates
+      assert_raises {FakeMemory.new(1,7)}
+    end
+    def test_access_fail_big
+      assert_raises {@fake.set(20 , 12)}
+    end
+    def test_access_fail_small
+      assert_raises {@fake.set(1 , 12)}
+    end
+    def test_access_fail_minus
+      assert_raises {@fake.set(-1 , 12)}
+    end
+    def test_set
+      assert_equal 12 ,  @fake.set(2 , 12)
+    end
+    def test_set_arr
+      assert_equal 12 ,  @fake[2] = 12
+    end
+    def test_get_no_init
+      assert_nil @fake.get(2)
+    end
+    def test_get_arr
+      assert_nil @fake[2]
+    end
+    def test_get_set
+      @fake[2] = 12
+      assert_equal 12 , @fake[2]
+    end
+    def test_set_all
+      (2...16).each{ |i| @fake[i] = i * 2}
+      assert_equal 4 , @fake[2]
+      assert_equal 30 , @fake[15]
+      assert_equal 16 , @fake.size
+    end
+
+  end
+end