| It sounds like they were using some managed services for the iBook that requires a server to be present, due to home folders being located on the server or what-not.
I'm with Cheryl on this one -- your best bet for a stable, usable computer is to find some install CDs or DVDs and completely wipe the system clean and reinstall OS X. That way, you'll have a computer that's personalized to you, and not a bunch of leftover remnants from an academic environment that may or may not interfere with normal usage somewhere down the road.
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