Can I make an iBook hard drive into an external drive for a MacBook?

Hi,
After 5 years my beloved G3 iBook has died. The diagnosis is a failed logic board. I am purchasing a MacBook, assuming the iBook drive is still OK; can I extract it from the iBook and build it into a suitable case so it becomes an external drive for my new computer? Will I have worry about any software clashes between the two drives.
As always your advice will be treasured,
Thanks
Dick Tanner
iBook, dual USB, 14.1in, 800Mh   Mac OS X (10.3.9)   Now dead, failed logic board.

...can I extract it from the iBook and build it into a suitable case so it becomes an external drive for my new computer?
Yes you can do that.
Will I have worry about any software clashes between the two drives.
No, it will just be an external drive like any other.

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