Migrating from an eMac to my new iMac

Hello,
I need to migrate all of my info from my eMac to my new iMac.
How is this done between the computers? Do I use a USB cable?
What steps do I need to take?
Thanks

Cat-5 is just a speed rating for the Ethernet cable (higher number means faster). If you look closely at the cable, the rating is usually printed along its length. Cat-5 will give you at least 100 mbps. Cat-5e or Cat-6 will allow gigabit (1000 mbps) speed. The recent Macs all have gigabit Ethernet ports. Your eMac probably has 100Base-T (100 mbps) Ethernet, which is sill pretty fast for networking.
Can I use the ethernet cable from that connects my cable modem to my iMac?
Yes. You can use any old cable, and it will work as long as the cable is not broken. The speed rating of the cable may limit the file transfer speed.
If you use Ethernet, you are making the connection using +File Sharing+ over the network.
If you wait and use that FireWire adapter, you can use +File Sharing+, but it would be better to start the eMac using FireWire Target Disk Mode (as mentioned earlier), and mount the eMac's hard drive directly to the iMac's desktop. The eMac's hard drive will appear to be an external FireWire drive.

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