I am thinking what you have is an original Bondi Blue iMac running a G3 233MHz processor. Can you confirm the color? Do you know how much RAM it has and the capacity of the hard drive? Did you get the original install CDs? IF yes, you can reinstall the OS and set up your own password. If not, you may want to post a WTB (Wanted to Buy) on LemSwap for OS 9 retail version. Older versions of OS 8 will be less expensive but may limit it's ability to play games. Bob
Sent from my iPad On Sep 3, 2010, at 12:58 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > I am not a Mac user and I don't know how to help my daughter. > > She bought an old iMac at a garage sale because it was pink. It is an > older model. The Family number is M5521 and the date 1998. > > When it powers up, the following message is displayed" > > /etc/master.password: No such file or directory > -sh-2.05b# > > I know a little bit about PC's but nothing about iMac's. > > Can anyone point me in the right direction. All that my daughter wants > to is play games. > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group > for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
