Open Tray on old iMac w/o correct keyboard

How can I open the tray on my old white iMac. (the kind with the 1/2 globe at the bottom?)
I have a non-Apple keyboard, and there is no eject button on it. Once a disk is in, we can drag it to trash to eject.
But how can I open the tray in the first place?
Thanks for your help!
Brad in Denver

The "half-globe" iMacs are G4s and have a separate forum here:
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=137
Suggest you post future questions about this computer over there,
That said, try:
1) Plugging the mouse directly to the computer and holding the mouse button down while starting. On most Macs, that will open the tray.
2) Pressing and holding the F12 key on most keyboards can open the tray. You need to press for up to a second depending on the Mac and the keyboard
Here's a work-about that puts an eject icon in your menu bar (instructions are for Tiger but should work in Panther or Leo):
Follow this path of folders: Macintosh HD -> System -> Library -> Core Services -> Menu Extras. Inside the Menus Extras folder is a little file named Eject.menu. Double-click that file and you get a handy eject icon near the right end of the menu bar. Clicking/holding it is exactly the same function as the eject key on an Apple keyboard.
Also consider upgrading to Tiger the rest of the way. Your equip limne says you are at 10.4.3 and the latest is 10.4.11.. Taking it to the top gives you access to modern browsers.

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