Mac Classic - data transfer

What's the best way to transfer and view my files from my Macintosh Classic to my MacBook Pro?
I mostly want to transfer my written documents, some of which were created in ClarisWorks. Will they be viewable on my MacBook?
thanks,
-Matt

Matt,
The easiest way may be to use an external USB floppy drive connected to your MacBook Pro. Please note that you will have to copy the files to 1.44 MB HD diskettes (the special 800K Macintosh format can not be handled by a USB drive).
Unless the file formats in question are readable via the MacBook Pro programs (study any lists under the Open dialogues), you may have to carry out an appropriate conversion on the Macintosh Classic prior to the transfer. For example, you could use the Save As menu command in ClarisWorks to convert a ClarisWorks word processing document to something like Rich Text Format (RTF) or plain Text.
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