Best way to prep for migration to new iMac

New 27" Mac (probably i5) on horizon since my G5 is 5-1/2 years old & having power supply issues. G5 using Tiger; never went to Leopard since I wanted to hang on to a few Classic legacy apps, which is no longer possible with new iMac (and I'm ready to let go ). Would it be best to trash all old Classic apps & games before doing final clone to external FW drive (via SuperDuper) in preparation for migration to new Mac? Or should I not worry about it & believe Migration Assistant knows all?

For SuperDuper, just download it again and reinstall. If you paid the optional shareware fee to enable its addition features, you can probably contact the developer if needed to register it again (if the method previously used to register it does not work).
I'm not sure I use Symantec Antivirus, but you should use the latest available version. Again, that would be a new download. If the new version requires paying for an upgrade or new license or some type of annual subscription fee, that's what you should do. If you have an existing license for the latest version, then you should be able to register it again after you download and install.
If you only want to scan for malware, there is a free utility called ClamXav
http://www.clamxav.com/
It does the scans on your command, but does not install any software that runs in the background. To me, that is an advantage. There are no Mac OS X viruses, and other types of malware such as trojans exist, but are not very common (for Mac OS X); as long as you don't go around installing software off the 'net from suspicious sources, periodically running a scan should be sufficient protection. The only things I've ever found were Windows malware embedded in spam emails that I had not bothered to delete yet.
Downloaded software is not any different from software that comes on discs. You are just substituting the downloaded .dmg file for the disc. Even for the software that comes on physical discs, you should check the developer's web site for a newer version. If you want to keep using an older version, you should check to make sure the older version works with the latest Mac OS X 10.6.2 and with Intel Macs. This may be particularly important if some of your older Mac OS X software is for PowerPC. Most PowerPC software runs on Intel Macs using the Rosetta translator, but it would be best to update to Universal or Intel versions, if possible.

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