// Pic Fader

nereidFadeObjects = new Object(); 
nereidFadeTimers = new Object(); 
function nereidFade(object, destOp, rate, delta) { 
if (!document.all) 
return 
if (object != "[object]") { 
setTimeout("nereidFade("+object+","+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")", 0); 
return; 
} 
clearTimeout(nereidFadeTimers[object.sourceIndex]); 
diff = destOp-object.filters.alpha.opacity; 
direction = 1; 
if (object.filters.alpha.opacity > destOp) { 
direction = -1; 
} 
delta=Math.min(direction*diff,delta); 
object.filters.alpha.opacity+=direction*delta; 
if (object.filters.alpha.opacity != destOp) { 
nereidFadeObjects[object.sourceIndex]=object; 
nereidFadeTimers[object.sourceIndex]=setTimeout ("nereidFade(nereidFadeObjects["+object.sourceIndex+"], "+destOp+", "+rate+", "+delta+")", rate); 
} 
} 


// Status Message

var msg = "[ Y o u r     D R E A M S     o f     D I G I T A L     L I F E ]";
var chars = msg.length + 1;
var updateStatus = "";
var i = 0;
function statusMessage() {
if (i < chars) setTimeout("nextLetter()", 50);
}
function nextLetter() {
updateStatus = msg.substring(0,i) ;
window.status = updateStatus;
i++;
statusMessage();
}