Source of Don's Java Clock

//Source of Don's Java Clock Backup from The Java Propeller Clock by Don Zehnder!

Don's Java propeller clock nuts n'bolts page

This clock is a work in progress. On the other hand I may get bored and never quite finish it!

This applet is written using Java 1.1.5 and will not work unless the user has MS Internet Explorer 4.0 or Netscape 4.03 or greater WITH the JDK1.1 patch, available from Netscape.

Double buffering is used to eliminate flicker. Actually, when I didn't double buffer I got some flicker which is pretty realistic compared to the real thing. Still, it's distracting and had to go..

The clock has a limited character set that can be displayed. For now the "message" argument must be in all caps and contain ONLY letters A-Z, numbers 0-9, and the following punctuation: ! : ? '

The speed parameter controls the rate of scrolling in the message mode. The higher the value the SLOWER the scrolling. The default value is "100".

The code:

Backup from The Java Propeller Clock by Don Zehnder!