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Abstract
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
   1.1 An Alta sandbox
   1.2 Roadmap
2 Background
   2.1 Java
   2.2 The Fluke nested process model
3 Design of Alta
   3.1 Overview of the nested process model in Alta
   3.2 The nested process model in Alta
   3.3 Conclusion
4 Implementation and Analysis of Alta
   4.1 Implementation
   4.2 Using Alta
   4.3 Performance evaluation
   4.4 Comparison with Fluke
   4.5 Conclusion
5 Future Work
   5.1 Resource accounting and garbage collection
   5.2 A formal analysis of the Alta type system
   5.3 Static class maps
   5.4 Reference revocation
   5.5 Integration of Fluke and Alta
   5.6 Alta applications
6 Related Work
   6.1 Related Java work
   6.2 Related work in operating systems
7 Conclusion
A Low-level Nested Process Model API in Alta
   Classes
B IPCIF : Alta IPC-based interfaces
   B.1 Parent interface
   B.2 Service map interface
   B.3 MemPool interface
   B.4 File system interface
   B.5 File I/O interface
   B.6 Network I/O interface
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