It's probably that your PMU battery is weak or dying. There's a fuzzy 
way to verify this with MacOS, really knowing involves taking your 
machine apart to test it. There are several take apart guides on the 
net, and a few sites that still sell the battery. Might find one on 
ebay as well.

On Nov 27, 2004, at 2:21 PM, Randall Ann Homan wrote:

> I have a problem that the clock is being reset to 1972 most of the 
> times
> I do "shutdown" on my PowerBook. I know I am not alone on this problem.
> How do I fix it or is there a workaround?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --Randall