Upgrading from Broken Powerbook

Hi,
I am in Africa right now serving with the Peace Corps. I had my 17" Powerbook stolen. It was recovered, but it was bent pretty badly. It still beeps, but that is about it. So despite a lack of funds I managed to order a 15" MacBook and some friends are sending it over...
My question, if I can recover the hard drive intact from the Powerbook, what is the best way to get the data to my MacBook? I do have a firewire/usb 2.5" enclosure I can use. No way to get anything to a Apple service center, but I do have a 20 years of experience with PCs. (The Powerbook was my first Mac and now I am hooked)
Many thanks,
Robert, PCV CD/IT
Cape Verde

You might be able to migrate data from the PowerBook by placing it in FireWire Target Disk mode or using Migration Assistant on the MacBook Pro; to do this, hook the two machines up with a FireWire cable. When turning on the MacBook Pro for the first time, you will have the option of using the Migration Assistant. FireWire Target Disk mode is used by holding down the T key as the PowerBook is turned on, and will cause the PowerBook's hard disk to appear on the MacBook Pro's desktop.
If not, move the hard drive into the enclosure and connect it to your computer with the FireWire cable. If you have set up any accounts on the MacBook Pro prior to connecting the drive, do not turn on FileVault for any account yet. Open the Migration Assistant in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder and use it to migrate the data from the drive. You can also copy files from the FireWire enclosure by dragging them into your home folder or the Applications folder; this method should not be used for items in other parts of the hard disk.
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