HELP my kid stuck in iMac install disc in pre-Intel Mini...frozen!

My kids inserted the iMac Intel OSX.4 disc into my mini and began install! Now the thing is giving me an error message and I cannot eject disc or start it!
Anyone know how to get a disc out when the OS isn't booting? The DVD is not compatible since it's a first generation Power PC Mini.
Thanks!

Restart the computer with the Option, Command, O, and F keys held down; next, issue the following commands:
eject cd
mac-boot
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