Thanks for your quick respose.
Yes, it seems that the battery is dead: the display's contrast and
brightness seems to be resetted some times.

But my goal was to set the date/time by netBSD/software instead of
investing in hardware and physical work ;). If I'm able to set the clock
as root I won't have to look for the right screwdriver ;)

Is the clock/RTC on a mac similar to a PC-clock? Why does the machine
crash after setting the clock with "date"?

BTW: its NetBSD 1.4.1 (GENERICSBC) on a PB520 without a FPU

Tino

 >The reason I suggested you take it to a service center is because I 
 >don't know how mechanically inclined you are. But Brendan's right, it 
 >is something you can do your self. The first thing to do would be 
 >check over any instructions you find on how to do it a few times 
 >first. They're a little tight inside, and the cables are delicate so 
 >be careful and take your time.
 >
 >Good Luck,
 >Lloyd
 >At 5:59 PM -0500 2/1/00, brendan burns wrote:
 >>Actually there are instructions for how do do this on the web.  Its not
 >>that much more tricky than upgrading the RAM/HD on one of these machines
 >>and it'll probably save you $100.
 >>
 >>brendan
 >