Raph Levien - http://www.advogato.org/person/raph and http://www.levien.com/ - talks about bytecode interpreters at http://www.advogato.org/person/raph/diary.html?start=261
With references to David McCusker http://treedragon.com/ged/map/ti/newAug02.htm#14aug02-stack-machines and to Pierre Phaneuf http://advogato.org/person/pphaneuf/diary.html?start=63 - ask -- ask bjoern hansen, http://www.askbjoernhansen.com/ !try; do();