The code looks nice but I couldn't get curses to install so... I wrote an ANSI version! 
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use Term::ANSIScreen qw/:color :cursor :screen/;
use Term::ReadKey;
setmode 3;
cls;
my @colors = ('black on green',
              'black on red',
              'black on blue',
              'black on yellow',
              'black on cyan',
              'black on magenta',
              'black on white');
# Loop to continuously blink the lights but terminate when a key is pr
+essed
while (not defined (my $key = ReadKey(-1))) {
    locate int(rand(23)), int(rand(79));
    print colored (" ", "reverse " . $colors[int(rand(7))]);
}

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update: Uh, the reverse is not really necessary. I should try doing random foreground and background colors, display options and characters (you remember the high ascii block characters?).

In reply to BlinkenANSI by Mr. Muskrat
in thread blinkenlights by rattusillegitimus

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