import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class RelativeBeep extends Applet implements Runnable {

  private AudioClip beep;
  private boolean stopped = false;

  public void init() {

    this.beep = this.getAudioClip(this.getDocumentBase(), "sounds/beep.au");
    if (this.beep != null) {
      Thread t = new Thread(this);
      t.start();
    }
  
  }

  public void start() {
    this.stopped = false;
  }
  
  public void stop() {
    this.stopped = true;
  }
  
  public void run() {
    
    Thread.currentThread().setPriority(Thread.MIN_PRIORITY);
    while (true) {
      if (!stopped) this.beep.play();
      try {
        Thread.sleep(5000);
      }
      catch (InterruptedException e) {
      }
    }
  
  }

}