HT4889 transfering info from an "old" imac to a newer imac

I am trying to transfer data from a mac to a mac. One mac is an imac with the latest version 10.4.11 and cannot be updated. That's why we bought a new imac with version 10.8.2. How can tranfer data. The external disk I have is not accepted by my "old"mac. It says I need a newer version. Any suggestions??????
It is very frustrating!

Are you positive the old iMac is a G5, please click about this Mac and tell us what CPU it has.
This article will help you get started https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2295

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Thanks for your reply but maybe it would be helpful if you could elaborate a bit on that or maybe I was not clear enough in my question. What I need to do is NOT stop using icloud. But gather everything that is already stored in my old icloud account (X) and save it in my device (iphone, ipad etc) and then continue using icloud but with my new account (Y).
In a scheme:
"->" = "becomes"
Step 1) data from X -> independent device data, and then the X account is removed from the device while the data stays.
Step 2) account Y is added to the device.
Step 2 continued) now the device has a. "the independent device data" that was drawn from the account X and b. the litte piece of data from Y that I have already created.
Step 3) independent device data -> data in account Y (along with everything that is created from now on, and everything that has been stored there. The little piece mentioned above.) Everything should now be merged in Y. Merged in a "good" way. Not overwritten, not deleted etc. Nothing should be lost (old or new, from the device or from X or from Y).
The last step is kind of optional. If the best I can get is having data associated to Y (future and past) AND "independent device data" that is so independent to the point that it cannot be added to my Y account since icloud recognizes and stores only data that is created after the account's addition to the device, then I can deal with that.
I hope I cleared everything out.
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tenfootprints
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