Mountain lion time machine backup onto mavericks?

Hi all;
I recently had to get rid of my 2013 MBP running mountain lion. In the process, I had to to a time machine backup to an external HD to preserve my [then] current data.
Now I am replacing that computer with a brand new MBP with mavericks.
My question is– what do I need to do to get my data back on to my new machine from that backup?
Any help is appreciated!
Cheers!

Please visit Pondini's Time Machine FAQ for help with all things Time Machine. Item 14 should be what you want.

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