Steps to bring data and settings to OS X

We are a three Mac household and I have two on OS X and now want to bring the third, a G3 PB, into OS X on a steady basis. This machine originally shipped as a dual boot system. It currently has 9.2.2 and has been used heavily under this OS. It also has a newly updated 10.2.8. We want to move day-to-day usage ove rthe OS X side.
I am positive Apple has published a series of steps to be used in this situation as a check-off to migrate all user preferences, mail, addresses, bookmarks, data files, etc. Can someone direct me to a good reference?
PB G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

We want to move day-to-day usage ove rthe OS X side...to migrate all user preferences, mail, addresses, bookmarks, data files, etc.I am not sure exactly what is meant by this, nor of what you want to do to "move day to day usage" etc.
If you mean you want to use OS X regularly instead of OS 9, you need to go to Control Panels in OS 9 and select Starup Disk. Then select OS X on MacHD and restart computer. You will now be in OS X.
...to migrate all user preferences, mail, addresses, bookmarks, data files, etc.Since Mail, AddressBook are different applications in OS X, you will have to start over. You can import from other OS X computers if you want to, or network with the other computers in your household.
I feel like I am missing the point, somehow, so please redirect me with further questions, if you don't mind.
Good luck.
cornelius
PB G3 Pismo400, 100 GB 5400 Toshiba internal, 1 GB RAM Mac OS X (10.3.9) Beige G3 OS 8.6

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