Hard drive for G4 now, Mac Pro later

I have an early G4 400 MHz (AGP graphics). I want to install an ATA drive in Position 3. In about a year I will buy a MacPro tower and want to move that hard drive from the G4 to the Mac Pro. So I am looking for a hard drive that will fit both computers. I would like to buy a 7200 rpm 500 GB drive, but am confused about the specs (ATA, SATA, PATA).
(1) Can anyone advise what specs I should be looking for to fit the G4 now and to work optimally in the Mac Pro in the future?
(2) If I buy a 500 GB drive, will my early G4 only be able to read/write 128 GB? I believe this is a limitation of my early G4, but 128 GB is OK for now if I can use the full 500 GB in the future Mac Pro.

you current computer uses Parallel ATA all Mac Pros use Serial ATA
In the common use of terms: ATA = PATA = IDE
SATA is usually set aside as its own term
The two technologies use different interfaces that are not compatible.
Without the use and purchase of a PCI card for one of the machines you will not be able to use the same drive internally in both machines. That will run you about ~$60 for either a PCI PATA card for the MacPro or a PCI SATA card for the AGP powermac.
The plus side for the PCI SATA card for the AGP powermac is that you will be able to use all 500Gb of drive space.
Another alternative is to buy a PATA hard drive now to use inside of your AGP tower and then later buy a $40 firewire enclosure to put the drive inside of so that a MacPro can use it as an external drive.
Yes, your current computer will only see 128Gb of a PATA drive.

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