Cursor with grayed out block of text is only thing on screen

My husband was playing Solitaire on IMac and screen froze.  I rebooted and white screen came on with cursor and a block of grayed out text.  Any ideas?

The iPad was telling you that you have to activate it within iTunes by connecting to your computer. The cable pointing to iTunes .... That is the very first thing you should have done. It will not work until it is activated.
Does your computer meet the minimum requirements?
PC with USB 2.0 port
Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later
iTunes 10.2 or later recommended
(free download from www.itunes.com/download)
iTunes Store account
Internet access
Try rebooting your computer, make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes installed, then try connecting again to a 2.0 USB port on your PC. Do no connect to a hub.
If the device is still not recognized in iTunes read this.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1538

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