Is it possible to upgrade an old PB G4 to support a new iTouch?

Is it possible to upgrade an old PB G4 to support a new iTouch?
I understand I can upgrade the RAM and upgrade the internal drive. But I don't know if that is sufficient to run a newer version OS...which ever that might be. I think the newer ones need a dual core intel chip to run? I plan to give my daughter a new iTouch but since I already have maxed out devices on my laptop, I thought I would just update my old PowerBook G4.

No. The current iPod touch models require Mac OS X 10.6.8, which requires an Intel Mac.
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Hi rkaufmann87,
thank you so much for your reply!
I am afraid you misunderstood me a little bit… While you kindly explain to me ways of how to migrate my data from one computer to another, my question was not so much about "how" but rather about "whether":
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