diff --git a/Mac/Lib/test/fgbgtimetest.py b/Mac/Lib/test/fgbgtimetest.py
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+"""fgbgtest - See how many CPU cycles we get"""
+
+import time
+
+loopct = 0L
+oldloopct = 0L
+oldt = time.time()
+
+while 1:
+	t = time.time()
+	if t - oldt >= 1:
+		if oldloopct:
+			print loopct-oldloopct,'in one second'
+		oldloopct = loopct
+		oldt = time.time()
+	loopct = loopct + 1
+