Upgrading from Logic Audio Platinum 4.8.2

Yes yes... I know... I'm working in the dark ages. I've been running LAP 4.8.2 on my powerbook for the past 5-6 years. It was just so stable I never wanted to upgrade. Well the powerbook died and I just picked up a new Macbook Pro and Logic 7.2.
So this weekend I will begin the migration, but I have a few questions.
Will I be able to open my old song files?
Will my old environments work?
Is there anything I need to do to convert the 4.8 files to 7.2?
I've also downloaded the new driver for my MOTU 828. Any known problems there?
I assume the Unitor 8 driver for my AMT8 should be built into Logic... right?
How different is 7.2 from 4.8. Are we talking different universe here or just different planet? Same basic functions and language, just added features and pretty interface... I hope.
Any good tutorials or training dvds you recommend to get me up to date on the new features?
And finally... I will be running initially on a USB 2.0 drive for storing the audio. Is this going to seriously limit performance? It's only for a short time until I get a firewire expresscard and firewire 800 drive. But I'm curious if this will seriously restrict track count.
Thanks for any help in advance. Any other advice on the upgrade is welcomed.
Rick

I assume the Unitor 8 driver for my AMT8 should be
built into Logic... right?
If I'm not mistaken, when I installed 7.x I believe that my Unitor8+AMT8 worked immediately.
How different is 7.2 from 4.8. Are we talking
different universe here or just different planet?
Same basic functions and language, just added
features and pretty interface... I hope.
I came from 4.8.1 straight to 7.x. So I can tell you that it's not a wholly different planet, but there are indeed plenty of new things to get used to. You'll be happy to know that automation is a breeze to run, though there are some caveats to observe when automating multi-instruments.
Some of the window behavior is not the same, i.e., if you're working with a QT movie window or any of the preference pane-type windows that have numerical input fields, you have to select one of the non-float-type window (like arrange, an editor) in order for keyboard-based transport controls (like space bar=play) to work properly. If you have, say, the synchronization pane open, which has two fields for SMPTE times, inadvertantly hitting the space bar without first selecting a non-float window will wipe out the last-selected field in the floaty window. Same if you have the metronome pane displayed -- forgetting to select a non-float window before hitting space bar or any other key results in the MIDI channel of the downbeat click being wiped out. This is a really incredibly annoying and clumsy interface change from what you're probably used to on 4.8.2.
Also, there is no longer a windowshade function on windows as there was on OS 9.
So I'd say that there is going to be a new learning curve, but fundamentally it's the same software with additional features.
VERY IMPORTANT: do not use AMS to define and configure your MIDI objects (if you have any). Use AMS only to ensure that your interface is being recognized, and, for the creation & enabling/disabling of IAC instruments. You will be best served to create any new MIDI objects from scratch entirely within the Environment and not via AMS.
There are probably a million things I could tell you about making the transition from 4 to 7, but I'll leave it here for the moment. If you have questions like "on L4 I could do XYZ but I can't seem to do it on 7", post here!
Best,
-=iS=-

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