Switching from G3 Powerbook to G4 iBook, need assistance!

I am switching from a G3 Powerbook to a G4 iBook. I have need to recover ClarisWorks and MacDraw from the G3. I read as long as I use Panther or older I can run classic and the programs will work, is this correct? If so, is there anything I need to do other than copy the application folder(including location of it) from the old hard drive to the new hard drive?

In theory, yes. Nothing is guaranteed to work in Classic.
Is it possible to just clone from one computer to the other via Firewire? See Transferring files between two computers using FireWire. Or you could backup to an external drive so you would then have a backup of the old installation available until you were sure the new installation was working properly.

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