How to transfer files from imac g4 to new imac i3

I'm going to pick up a new imac today. How do I transfer my files from my imac g4 running 10.2.8? I never upgraded from the original OS.
I'll buy a FireWire 9pin/6pin cable too.
I only want to transfer files and preferences: photos, iTunes library, .doc's, .xls's, .ppt's, .jpg, .bmp, .gif, .tiff and my bookmarks.
No applications.

Bummer. I'm not sure why this is happening. I don't think it has anything to do with the Firewire port you chose.
Two possible ways now to proceed: First is to skip Setup Assistant altogether. (And, I'm not even sure you will be presented with Setup Assistant again as an option, since it already appeared once.) Go through the entire setup procedure on the new Mac, including creating a new user (but it must have a name different from the G4 user; you will eventually delete this new user.)
Then, when the new Mac is up and running, connect the G4 again in FWTDM, wait until, hopefully, the G4 Volume appears on the Desktop of the new Mac, then open up Migration Assistant in Applications>Utilities and proceed with the transfer.
The other possibility -- and this depends on getting Setup Assistant again -- is to use the Flash drive, if it is big enough.  It will need to be formatted by Disk Utility. The formatting will be Mac OS Extended Journaled and the partition scheme (one partition) will be APM, Apple Partition Map. You will have to clone everything to the Flash drive (you could use Disk Utility Restore for this purpose, or Carbon Copy Cloner. You would connect the flash drive by Firewire (not target disk mode) and proceed with making your selections in Setup Assistant. (I have the feeling the first method will be simpler, though not as painless as I predicted earlier.)
From Pondini
If you have any user accounts on the new Mac with the same name as any you want from the old ones, there's a conflict.  If you don't need any of the new account's data, create a temporary Admin user account, with a name different from any on your backups,  then log on with it and delete the conflicting account(s).  Then use Migration Assistant to transfer what you want and delete the temporary account.  If you do need some data from the new account, copy it elsewhere temporarily, then delete the new account via System Preferences > Accounts.  Alternatively, you can migrate the account, but rename it via Migration Assistant, then copy things from the other account.
Pretty much everything you need to know to go this route is explained in the pondini articles.
BTW, you really should have a backup, preferably a bootable clone on an external drive. Drives can die, or encounter problems at any time.
I hope this now works!

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