How do I remove a disk from a 17" iMac that won't boot up?

I recently came across an old 1st Gen, 17" iMac. It starts and plays the startup chime, but then nothing happens. I managed to insert a startup disk and tried to get it to boot from that, but no luck. Now I can't get the disk out. I can't find a manual eject slot anywhere near the drive. Is there some secret to ejecting disks from a dead computer?

I recently came across an old 1st Gen, 17" iMac
To me, a 1Gen iMac is a G3 with a 15-inch CRT, 2Gen is the G4 with a half-dome base and articulated metal monitor arm, and the 3Gens were G5s with all the hardware behind the monitor. This may help:
How to identify your iMac
It would be nice to get a model clarification so one of us doesn't give your advice for the wrong model.
That said, here's something that works for all iMacs: If it gives the chime, try holding down the mouse button while to attempting to boot, That's a default for ejecting disks. Maybe the computer will run long enough to trigger the eject function before the nothingness returns.

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