I can't find a good background that shows up well in this small size so I'll just make it a plain one. It will also keep the bandwidth requirements small for easier viewing.
Countdown until Jan 19, 2002 Cruise:
in days, hours, minutes, seconds
<APPLET CODEBASE="http://www27.brinkster.com/allanbiats/" CODE="BeanCounterDate.class" WIDTH=174 HEIGHT=58>
<param name="date" value="19 Jan 2002 17:00:00">
<param name="display" value="days, seconds">
<param name="imagefont" value="http://www27.brinkster.com/allanbiats/7segSmallRed.gif">
<param name="background" value="/http://www27.brinkster.com/allanbiats/castle2.gif, 1, 1, 174, 25">
</applet>
It should update as you view it.