File Tranfer from First Generation (1998!) iMac

Hello all. I hope someone can help me with this conundrum. I'm trying to transfer all the files from the hard drive of the 1998 original first gen imac i had in college to my new powerbook. I really want some of those files before the computer leaves my hands.
I've already tried plugging in an external harddrive, but the computer wouldn't recognize it. I tried to install the software that came with the drive, but it didn't want to do that either.
Is there anyway that I can save these files to another place? Especially now that so much time has elapsed (9 years!) and the technology then as compared to now is so different.
Help?
Thanks,
Jason
Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

You should be able to run an Ethernet cable between the machines. Your new Mac should have auto-sensing so you can use a regular cable.
You will need to go into
-- Preferences > Sharing > Services and turn on Personal File Sharing.
-- Preferences > Sharing > Internet and turn on Share your local connection. ( This turns on the dhcp client. )
You will need you ip address
Preferences > network
copy down the ip address on built in ethernet. You may need to activate you internet connection for the ip address to appear.
On your iMac.
apple > control panels > tcp/ip
set you get info from dhcp
apple > network browser
click on the finger
and fill in your ip address
fill in your short username & password
double click on the disk name that appears in the network browser. Yes, you are running things from you old imac but you can copy what you want.
Robert
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