<script type="text/javascript">

<!--
var nextcol=0
var nextchar=0
var nextword=""
var speedout=10 // speed the next character is show
var speedin=1 // speed the next character is deleted
var pauseout=1500 // how long the finished message is shown
var pausein=1500 // how long before next message is started


text=new Array()
text[text.length]="Scroll through a series of messages"
text[text.length]="Contained in an Array within the script"
text[text.length]="Additional lines can be added"
text[text.length]="Or just delete those that are not required"
text[text.length]="If colour change is not required"
text[text.length]="Place // before the line" 
text[text.length]="myDisplay.style.color=col[nextcol]"

col= new Array()
col[col.length]="#00ff00"
col[col.length]="#aaaa00"
col[col.length]="#ff0000"
col[col.length]="#0000ff"

txt=0
function type_in(){
myDisplay=document.getElementById("display")
if(nextcol==col.length){
nextcol=0;}
myDisplay.style.color=col[nextcol]
myDisplay.innerHTML=myDisplay.innerHTML+text[txt].charAt(nextchar)
nextchar++
timerT=setTimeout("type_in()",speedout)

if(nextchar==text[txt].length){
clearTimeout(timerT)
nextchar=0
setTimeout("wipe_out()",pauseout)
}
}

function wipe_out(){
myDisplay.innerHTML=myDisplay.innerHTML.substring(0,myDisplay.innerHTML.length-1)
timerT=setTimeout("wipe_out()",speedin)

if(myDisplay.innerHTML.length==0){
clearTimeout(timerT)
txt++
nextcol++
setTimeout("type_in()",pausein)
}

if(txt==text.length){
txt=0
}
}
setTimeout("type_in()",2000)
// -->
</script>

<span id="display" style="position: absolute;top:200; left:100; font-size:20;color:black"></span>