I need to transfer files from a PowerMac G4 to a PowerMac G5, how do I get both computers to read MY Passport drive?

I have formatted the My Passport drive as a MS-DOS (FAT) but the G4 which is running on Mac OS 10.2.8 can not see the drive on the desktop. The G5 (Mac OS 10.6.8) has no problem reading the drive. I have about 7 GB of data that I need to transfer from the G4 to the G5. How do I format the My Passport drive so that both computers can read the drive? Is it possible?

A faster alternative is to connect the macs with a firewire cable and use Target Disk Mode. No external drive needed.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1661

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Here is an article that might help you achieve this goal:
Mac Basics: File Sharing
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1549
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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH6815
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