My new Macbook killed my old powerbook

I hooked up my old 12" powerbook to my new Macbook 2.16GHz via firewire and started it as a firewire harddrive. The first time I did this my PB showed up as a HD but I couldn't see all the folders. I couldn't see my Home folder, some of the folder icons where missing and sometimes when I clicked on a folder it would just disappear. So I ejected the PB and re-started as a firewire drive again and then all I get is this little blue folder that flashes a ? and the OSX symbol. At this point my Macbook tells me it can't read the HD I've hooked up to it.
I disconnect and try starting up normally and the same blue folder. A friend of mine suggested booting off the CD that came with the PB. I tried that and it starts to boot but freezes with the apple symbol.
have I lost everything on my old powerbook?

I've been wondering if the Intel Macs promote themselves through assassination of the older Macs
Best of luck. All I can offer you tonight is moral support.

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Thats just a new Macbook Air 13" base model sold by BH. with 8gig of RAM
Get the $100 upgrade at purchase of the 8gig of RAM over the 4gig, to be certain, yes your choice is correct on the RAM.
Same Air I use currently.
Youll save sales tax buying from them of course, however I dont know what shipping costs would be from BH.
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There have been questions posed and positions taken by many people who are trying to use their Macbook Air or Pro’s solid state drive (SSD) as a mass media storage device, for either pictures, videos, massive music collections or all three combined; but this should not be the working premise of a ‘limited’ SSD and its use.
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3. Necessitated ideal space for large media files for collections of pictures, videos, and music etc.
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