A Simple Example: 
 
Here is the applet code: 

<APPLET name="Scroll3D"   CODE="Scroll3D.class"  WIDTH=400 HEIGHT=50> 
<PARAM name="scrolltext" value="Simple Horizontal Text Scroll"> 
<PARAM name="textColor" value="ff"> 
<PARAM name="backImage" value="pics/star.gif"> 
<PARAM name="fontStyle" value="bold"> 
<PARAM name="delay" value="50"> 
<PARAM name="advance" value="1"> 
<PARAM name="Frame" value="f4a460 f4a460"> 
</APPLET>