ibook 1904 clock problem: hwclock and base-config hang

[Jon Michaelchuck <jbm@jay-be-em.org>]

Hi,
I apparently somehow reset my ibooks clock, perhaps my battery drained,
and now my clock is reset to 1904. I attempted to run base-config to fix
this but it simply hangs.  I also tried to run hwclock with --set
--date"foo" options but that also hangs.. 

Any tips would be appreciated.
Thanks,
jbm