How do I import my stuff from an old mac without a firewire port?

my old imac, a purple 1996 model, contains all of my itunes songs, all of my digital pictures, and reports/papers from college. i'd like to transfer these to my new iBook, but the old iMac doesn't have a firewire port. what can i do? thanks, anybody...everybody...
paige
iBook G4   Mac OS X (10.4.2)   iMac from 1996, grape

Hi Phishergirl,
Welcome to Apple Discussions
You might want to look at Knowledge Base Document 25575. If you have any question please respond back.
I hope that helps,
Jon

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