Fire wire incompatibility between OS 10.10 (IMAC) and OS 10.4.11 (Mac Mini)

Fire Wire does not work between my Imac running Yosemite, and my Mac Mini running 10.4.11. It does not seem to be a hardware problem.  I was wondering if anybody knows why?  Is there something between the two OSs that makes fire wire a no go?  Is it a Power PC vs Intel issue.  Are there any work arounds? Both computers drop into target mode correctly, but neither will put an Icon up on the other's desktop. Speculation is that I'd have  to run 10.6+ to get fire wire to  work with Yosemite.
Sure would be nice to know...

Is it a Power PC vs Intel issue.
I believe that is the problem. Here are several articles from Apple:
How to move data to your new Mac using Mountain Lion and earlier - Apple Support
which includes this:
If you can get it to work, these may help:
OS X Yosemite: Transfer files between two computers using target disk mode
Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4: Transferring data with Setup Assistant / Migration Assistant FAQ - Apple Support

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