Revert to First Boot

I am selling my G4 Flat Panel iMac, and I would like the new owner to be guided through the "Welcome" tutorial that the computer went through the first time it was turned on.
I know it was possible to get the "gumdrop" iMacs to do this. Does anyone know how to set a "desk lamp" iMac to think that it has never been booted before?
I'm running 10.3.9
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panic(cpu 0 caller 0x2abf6a): Kernel trap at 0x57cf1b5a, type 14=page fault, registers:
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