Copy program from old iMac to a USB drive?

I have an old iMac Blueberry that has Bugdom on it and I want to transfer it to my new iBook. Is this possible via USB thumb drive?

Yes it did - at least it did some with my iBook G3 Dual USB 500Mhz. It is on the gray disk that is labeled "applications." After putting in that disk, there is a folder that is called something like "Extra" or "bonus" content. Inside of that folder are the games.
And OS9 is simple to install. I thought you had to format and wipe off OS X before you could install 9 - but I learned a better way. Just install OS 9 to a folder on your OS X hard drive. All you really need is the Mac OS9 system folder.
Then, there are two a ways to use OS 9. Either A: go into system preferences and enable Classic Support. Point it to the OS 9 system folder you just copied, and your done. Or, B: if you want to use the full-on OS9 with the desktop and everything, just shut down your iBook, and then power it on with the OPTION key held down. Wait for it to scan your hard drive for system folder and you will find one for OS X and one for OS 9. Select OS 9 and now you can boot into that.
So yes, it is easy to install OS 9 as long as you don't do it the long way like the disk will trick you into doing.
Buy just a note, if you do plan on using OS 9 and OS X a lot, I would suggest on partitioning and installing them separately, but in this case, that process is not necessary.
Hope that helps!

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