IMac died, need to transfer to new PC via external HD.  Help?

My very old (2005, OS Tiger) iMac died awhile back.  It won't boot up.  Can I get the old files off of the computer?  We are now running a PC.  Assuming that someone can retrieve the old files, would I be able to transfer them to the PC via an external HD?  We have a WD My Passport Ultra external drive that we use with the PC.  Can I transfer files from a Mac to the same external HD?  I am not a very computer savvy person so any advice/help is greatly appreciated. 

If you take this old Mac HD into have the files retrieved, just let them know you want to transfer these files to a PC. Music, photos, movies, etc...
Should be fine but, programs won't. You have to buy the programs separately for a PC as Mac programs are formatted for Macs, and PC programs are formatted for PCs unless stated on the box of the program. Given the age (Tiger), I don't think you need to worry about programs as most from that time won't work on todays intel chips.
Also, given the age. You could lose some data but, the tech you go to will advise you what he can and can't do.

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