How can I transfer HD from old PM G3300 w/o USB?

I have an old Power Macintosh G3: Power Mac G3 DT and still running os9.1. It is time to upgrade but much of what is on the harddrive is larger than the 100mb capcity of the built in zip drive. There is no usbon this computer.
I'd like to backup hd from DT to eventually be able to put on my usb thumb drive but do not want to install usb card on this old computer.
I can borrow a G4 ibook from the office. Many years ago I remember I was shown a way to put a cable between two computers to enable me to access what was one from the other. But do not know if that still will work with old computer and newer unit or what kind of cable to use, orhow to setup thiskind of sharing. Or is their an easier way to transfer info fromold hd using the wireless router in my home...the G3 is directly plugged into the router.
What is easiest way to transfer about 2-3gb from the G3/300 without a large outlay of money,or time?
PowerMac G3 Beige Desktop Mac OS 9.1.x

Howard:
You didn't say if you have another computer at home that you'll be using instead of the Beige, or if you have another HD.
A couple of additional options:
You can pull the HD from the Beige and put it in an external case and use it with another computer or pull the HD and put it as a second HD in another computer.
If you have a spare ATA HD, you can pull the power plug and IDE cable from the back of the ZIP and hook that up to the secondary HD. Have the secondary HD's jumper set to slave. This HD appears on the desktop and you can transfer data at will.
A.

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