How to Migrate old PPC to new iMac

I'm getting a new iMac. I currently have a Power Mac Dual 867 mhz, Mac OS X (10.5.8). What's the best way to connect the 2 machines? I have watched some videos on you tube that say to use a firewire cable. Do I need to have a special cable ( 400 to 800). Can I use an ethernet cable?
TIA
Rich

I'd recommend using Setup Assistant, it's the most simple method of migrating information. Setup Assistant will start when you turn on the new Mac for the first time so that is the best opportunity. Please read Pondini's Lion Setup Assistant tips so you are prepared. If your old Mac has a Firewire connection then you will need a cable like this one from Amazon. You can find these locally at Best Buy, Radio Shack or your local computer store and of course Amazon. Be sure to get the cable prior to turning on the new Mac otherwise your migration won't be nearly as smooth. Because your old Mac is so old you will not be able to use any of the PPC based apps you have because Lion will not run PPC based apps. You should inventory your Apps by opening System Profiler on your old Mac, click Applications on the left and then look in the Kind column. If they say PPC then you know it will not work. If it says Universal then you're OK and I doubt you will have any that say Intel.

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