Setup Assistant from PPC OS 10.4.11 to new iMac

Since incompatible software will not open on a new imac I will be buying, would I be causing myself and the computer problems by simply transferring a clone of my PPC HD, OS 10.4.11, to the new iMac with the Setup Assistant?
I'm thinking it would be easier to delete the old operating system and apps that have no updates after the transfer.
Do all the incompatible software and system files get deposited into one folder; if not, is there an easy way to look for them?  And are there any files/folders from the PPC  that might not be in an incompatible folder that I should delete?

You should know that you can't use Migration Assistant to restore a Mac with Mac OS X Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4) onto a Mac with OS X Lion or OS X Mountain Lion, so you have to follow other steps manually in order to restore your data to your new iMac. See "Migration from Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger to OS X Lion" > http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4889
Another thing you can do is to copy the data you want to transfer to your new Mac onto an external disk, and then, connect the external disk to your new iMac and copy it to the hard drive.
If you want to know if the applications you have on your PowerPC-based Mac will work with your new iMac, open Applications folder, right-click the application you want to get the information and choose "Get Info". Then, look next to "Kind".
If, next to "Kind", you see "Application (Universal)" or something similar, you will be able to use that application with your new Mac. However, if you see that it's a PowerPC app, you won't be able to use the application with the new Mac

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