Synchronizing my old iBook G4 iCal to a Macbook

Yikes! I attempted to synch my old iBook with my new MacBook. The Assistant asked for a firewire connection - I complied- and then it said that I was not connecting to a computer running Max OS. What?
So I used an 8 gig flash drive to laboriously move some data. Now I need to sync my iCal. I have tried saving data to the flash but it will not work. I tried using my iPod to sync but no joy.
What do you wiser minds recommend?!

Received no help. Will look elsewhere.

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