I can't get me old back ups from my time machine!

so, i had a IMac, 2008 model, and I crashed it in 2010, but through out 2009 i had a time machine which backed up all files on it, how do i now access all these files? are they still even kept on the time machine somewhere?

see #17 in [this_|http://web.me.com/pondini/TimeMachine/FAQ.html] user tip.
JGG

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