Is there a way to boot up an iMac G5 from an external drive (PowerBook G4) running 10.2.8?

I have an iMac G5 running 10.5.8 and a couple of MacBooks running 10.6.
I also have a cherished old PowerBook G4, which will only rarely and briefly start up these days. It runs 10.2.8.
I would like to try to recover the original working environment (files and OS but also user interface, desktop settings, preferences, etc) of the PowerBook G4. I presume that one way of doing this would be to remove the hard drive of the PowerBook, place it in an enclosure, and try to boot up from it as from an external hard drive.
Would this be possible? Would I be able to boot my iMac G5 from the old drive or would this be impossible because of the drive's 10.2.8 OS? What are the alternatives?
What are some tips for doing this sort of thing safely, to begin with?
Any thoughts much appreciated!

Instead of booting from the external, which as Niel pointed out, is not possible, how about simply dragging the data you need from the external after you mount it?

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