import java.util.Timer; import java.util.TimerTask; import java.awt.Toolkit; public class AnnoyingBeep { Toolkit toolkit; Timer timer; public static void main(String[] args){ AnnoyingBeep annoy = new AnnoyingBeep(); } public AnnoyingBeep() { toolkit = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit(); timer = new Timer(); timer.schedule(new RemindTask(), 0, //initial delay 1*1000); //subsequent rate } class RemindTask extends TimerTask { int numWarningBeeps = 3; public void run() { if (numWarningBeeps > 0) { toolkit.beep(); System.out.println("Beep!"); numWarningBeeps--; } else { toolkit.beep(); System.out.println("Time's up!"); //timer.cancel(); //Not necessary because we call System.exit System.exit(0); //Stops the AWT thread (and everything else) } } } }