Connecting my intel iMac to my powerPC iMac - how???

help!!
I have an intel and a power PC iMac - have connected them with a firewire cable but how do I make them see each other. Sorry this is probably simple but I can't seem to see how to do this :-((
thanks
Steve

You don't state what are you trying to achieve so it's a little tough to determine your goal. If you want to migrate the information on the Power PC iMac to the Intel iMac use Migration Assistant. You can locate it by using Spotlight and typing in Migration Assistant.
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