ICal Recovery from iPod to Laptop Possible?

I lost my iCal when my harddrive died -- though I have a recent version of my iCal postings on my iPod Classic. Is there a way to get that data back into my new iCal on my Powerbook G4?
I should note that I did have my laptop backed up on an external drive, however I have no idea how to retrieve my iCal data from that drive (so that might be an option if anyone knows where that data is kept).
Thanks.
Mike

I have not actually done this but I believe it is possible (at least on my last-generation iPod Nano) - First make sure that your iPod is enabled for disk use. Then double click on the icon of your iPod on the desktop. Then open the "calendars" folder and drag the icons of the calendars you want to restore to your desktop (ex "iSync-birthdays.ics). Double-click on that icon and iCal will open with a window that says "Add New Events" and click OK. Good luck!

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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1300144
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=797432&#797432
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=809624&tstart=0
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http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipod-to-co mputer/
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/how-to-get-music-off-your-ipod/
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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3037814
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=797432
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