IBook G3 network with iMac PowerPC G5?

I am looking to buy a used (pre-owned) iBook G3. I currently have an iMac PowerPC G5. Will I be able to network with these two? Perhaps, I am using the wrong terminology. Basically, if I create a file / document on the iBook, will I be able to access it from the iMac G5 and vice versa? Will airport allow me to do this or is that used just to have wireless internet? Or will I only be able to use it as a separate computer?
Also, when traveling with the iBook, will Airport allow me to access the internet at Wi-Fi cafes or hotels, etc?
Thanks for the help. I want to make sure I can do what I need to do before buying this iBook G3.

You will need a wireless router to do what you want to do.
My eMac (in OS 9) is accessible from my iBook G3 (OS X 10.3.9), my iBook G4 (OS X 10.4.9) and MacBook (OS X 10.4.10). I can get to any of the computers from the MacBook, which is now my primary computer (at least for fiddling around on the internet, i.e., here on Apple Discussions).
The eMac is hooked up to the router via Ethernet; all the portables, an iMac G3, and an iMac G4 are all connected via AirPort Cards.
So, yes, it definitely works (although I am not in the know about accessing the OS X computers from OS 9; I only know how to do it from the OS X computers to the OS 9 eMac, not the other way around).

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