function scrollit(speed) {
var m1  = "Bonjour!  Bienvenue sur Cargo-54                         ";
var m2  = "                                                         ";
var m3  = "La suite de la navigation peut se faire en plein océan.  ";
var m4  = "                                                         ";
var m5  = "               ..???                                     ";
var m6  = "oups! en plein écran!                                    ";
var m7  = "                                                         ";
var m8  = "                                                         ";
var msg=m1+m2+m3+m4+m5+m6+m7+m8;
var out = " ";
var c   = 1;
if (speed > 100) {
speed--;
cmd="scrollit("+speed+")";
timerTwo=window.setTimeout(cmd,100);
}
else if (speed <= 100 && speed > 0) {
for (c=0 ; c < speed ; c++) {
out+=" ";
}
out+=msg;
speed--;
window.status=out;
cmd="scrollit("+speed+")";
timerTwo=window.setTimeout(cmd,100);
}
else if (speed <= 0) {
if (-speed < msg.length) {
out+=msg.substring(-speed,msg.length);
speed--;
window.status=out;
cmd="scrollit("+speed+")";
timerTwo=window.setTimeout(cmd,100);
}
else {
window.status=" ";
timerTwo=window.setTimeout("scrollit(100)",75);
      }
   }
}