How do I import playlists to new computer?

Hi all
I've read through a bunch of threads.. and here's where I'm at:
I transferred my iTunes library from my old iMac G3 to my new MacBook Pro using a firewire. All the songs are now in my new iTunes folder, except the playlists aren't there. I called AppleCare and they said I'd have to manually recreate all of my 100+ playlists. My 60 GB iPod has all this music and playlists. Is there any way I could do an upload from the iPod to the MacBook? Is there any other option?
Thanks,
Angie

Hi all
Thanks again for your advice..but this isn't working. I've tried it twice now. All that happens is my music is transferred, but the playlists are not. I even phoned Apple support about this and they told me "playlists are non-transferrable between computers". That's their position. I was hoping that there was some other third-party software that might help. I remember a long time ago finding something called iPod rip which helped me transfer music from my iPod back to my computer when my hard drive failed and had to be replaced, saving me from losing all my tunes.
Anyone have another solution?
Angie

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