diff --git a/test/makefile b/test/makefile
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index 0000000..c34f512
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+LIBS = \
+	{Libraries}Stubs.o \
+	{CLibraries}StdCLib.o \
+	{Libraries}Interface.o \
+	{Libraries}Runtime.o \
+	{Libraries}ToolLibs.o
+
+PPC_LIBS = {SharedLibraries}InterfaceLib \
+	{SharedLibraries}StdCLib \
+	{PPCLibraries}StdCRuntime.o \
+	{PPCLibraries}PPCCRuntime.o
+
+LDFLAGS = -w -c 'MPS ' -t MPST \
+	-sn STDIO=Main -sn INTENV=Main -sn %A5Init=Main
+
+SCFLAGS = -p
+
+TARGETS = test_new_handle test_new_handle_2 test_new_pointer
+
+all : $(TARGETS)
+
+clean : 
+	rm -f $(TARGETS) o/*
+
+test_new_handle : o/test_new_handle.o
+	mpw Link $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) 
+
+test_new_handle_2 : o/test_new_handle_2.o
+	mpw Link $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) 
+
+test_new_pointer : o/test_new_pointer.o
+	mpw Link $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) 
+
+
+# % : o/%.o
+# 	mpw Link $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) 
+
+o/%.o : %.c
+	mpw SC $(SCFLAGS) $< -o $@
+
diff --git a/test/test_new_handle.c b/test/test_new_handle.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57c44d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_new_handle.c
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#include <MacMemory.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+void test_new_handle(unsigned size)
+{
+	unsigned long total = 0;
+	unsigned long count = 0;
+
+	for(;;) {
+
+		Handle h = NewHandle(size);
+		if (!h) {
+			fprintf(stdout, "memory error: %d\n", MemError());
+			break;
+		}
+
+		total += size;
+		count++;
+	}
+
+	fprintf(stdout, "%ld handles allocated\n", count);
+	fprintf(stdout, "%ld bytes allocated\n", total);
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	test_new_handle(1024 * 1024);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test/test_new_handle_2.c b/test/test_new_handle_2.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0c343e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_new_handle_2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+#include <MacMemory.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+enum {
+	TimeLM = 0x020C
+};
+
+/* arc4random */
+
+struct {
+	unsigned char i;
+	unsigned char j;
+	unsigned char s[256];
+} rs;
+
+void arc4_init(void)
+{
+	int n;
+
+	for (n = 0; n < 256; n++)
+		rs.s[n] = n;
+
+	rs.i = 0;
+	rs.j = 0;
+}
+
+void arc4_addrandom(const unsigned char *dat, int datlen)
+{
+	int n;
+	unsigned char si;
+
+	rs.i--;
+	for (n = 0; n < 256; n++) {
+		rs.i = (rs.i + 1);
+		si = rs.s[rs.i];
+		rs.j = (rs.j + si + dat[n % datlen]);
+		rs.s[rs.i] = rs.s[rs.j];
+		rs.s[rs.j] = si;
+	}
+	rs.j = rs.i;
+}
+
+
+unsigned char arc4_getbyte(void)
+{
+	unsigned char si, sj;
+
+	rs.i = (rs.i + 1);
+	si = rs.s[rs.i];
+	rs.j = (rs.j + si);
+	sj = rs.s[rs.j];
+	rs.s[rs.i] = sj;
+	rs.s[rs.j] = si;
+	return (rs.s[(si + sj) & 0xff]);
+}
+
+unsigned long arc4_get24(void)
+{
+	unsigned long val;
+
+	val |= arc4_getbyte() << 16;
+	val |= arc4_getbyte() << 8;
+	val |= arc4_getbyte();
+
+	return val;
+}
+
+void test(void)
+{
+
+	unsigned i,j;
+	unsigned errors = 0;
+	unsigned success = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 10000; ++i)
+	{
+		Handle h[5];
+		for (j = 0; j < 5; ++j) {
+			unsigned long size = arc4_get24() >> 3;
+			Handle hh = NewHandle(size);
+
+			if (hh) {
+				success++;
+			} else {
+				fprintf(stdout, "NewHandle failed (%u): %d\n", size, MemError());
+				errors++;
+			}
+
+			h[j] = hh;
+		}
+
+		for (j = 0; j < 5; ++j) {
+			DisposeHandle(h[j]);
+		}
+
+	}
+	fprintf(stdout, "NewHandle failed: %u\n", errors);
+	fprintf(stdout, "NewHandle succeeded: %u\n", success);
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+
+	// init with the time.
+	arc4_init();
+	arc4_addrandom((const unsigned char *)TimeLM, 4);
+
+	test();
+	return 0;
+}
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diff --git a/test/test_new_pointer.c b/test/test_new_pointer.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3960c21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_new_pointer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include <MacMemory.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+
+void test_new_pointer(unsigned size)
+{
+	unsigned long total = 0;
+	unsigned long count = 0;
+
+	for(;;) {
+
+		void *p = NewPtr(size);
+		if (!p) {
+			fprintf(stdout, "memory error: %d\n", MemError());
+			break;
+		}
+
+		total += size;
+		count++;
+	}
+
+	fprintf(stdout, "%ld pointers allocated\n", count);
+	fprintf(stdout, "%ld bytes allocated\n", total);
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	test_new_pointer(1024 * 1024);
+	return 0;
+}