Imac G4 black screen - darwin/BSD??? bash - 2.05a$

Wow what does this mean!!??
We were installing the operating software when we were asked for a password,
we had to reset password which we did, started up the computer again, got to log in screen, entered password and then............
black screen comes up with -
Darwin/BSD (macintosh.local.) (console)
login:
so we enter log in and password
it then says - Welcome to Darwin!
bash - 2.05a$
and thats it, thats where we are at!!!!
i just want my computer back! PLEASE PLEASE help!!!

all done

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