Here’s one without the fade effect -

http://www.stone-circles.org.uk/stone/dhtmltest.htm

I pinched it from here –

http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex3/dynamicsplash.htm

Personally I’d agree with the folks that find splash screens annoying, when I’m visiting a site I’m not interested in some snazzy intro or page transitions, I just want the information. I’m with Columbo, “just the facts ma’am”.

-Chris