Dead Power Computing machine with files I need to access

I have an ancient Power Computing machine that died this week after a full and fruitful life. Since I have my Mac Book Pro most of my files are on my new machine, but some old stuff I would like to recover. I am pretty sure the HD is OK, so what is the best way of getting info from the SCSI drive on the old machine to a new one?
I have several Performas, one of which has an internal SCSI CD drive. Could I attach my old SCSI hard drive, after modifying its address, to the SCSI CD internal cable? Then via ethernet to a G4 running OS10.3. What else can I do?
Many thanks,
Geoff

Although running the Mac OS, the Mac clones (Power Computing's "Power Tower" and Motorola's "StarMax" series) adopted the cost-saving hardware designs of the PC platform, specifically the use of both IDE hard drives and optical drives. Your hard drive is an IDE type with a 40-pin connection. Check your local computer or electronics stores for an IDE-to-USB adapter, that will plug into the back of the drive and connect to your new Mac via a USB cable. A separate power supply is also included. This is the easiest way to temporarily transfer data from older drives, and it eliminates the added expense of an external housing that would accomplish the same thing. The latter choice would be a consideration, if the hard drive were of significant capacity to justify its continued use for backup duty.

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