Will iphoto 08 make sense of my dormant photo library?

In late 2004 I purchased a Powerbook G4 and used the preinstalled iphoto to manage my photo content. After a few years, I switched to PC but copied the iphoto library folder to an external drive. While using a PC I loaded the iphoto content into a crappy library software and found that my ~2000 photos were now numbering more than 4000 (presumably because it loaded many duplicate photos because of the way the early iphoto stored pictures i.e. in many separate folders like "Data" "Originals" and "Thumbnails")
Fast forward to now. I have a new Macbook Pro that I'm itching to load up. Will iphoto 08 make sense of my still unmolested iphoto library from the 2004 version? Or will I end up with thousands of thumbnails and duplicates in my library?

Fast forward to now. I have a new Macbook Pro that I'm itching to load up. Will iphoto 08 make sense of my still unmolested iphoto library from the 2004 version? Or will I end up with thousands of thumbnails and duplicates in my library
Yes - but do not import it - drag the old (2004) library to the pictures folder of your new MBP (drag the iPhoto library that may already be there to the desktop first) and launch iPhoto - it will convert (NOT import) the library and you will be good to go

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