Will OS X see my OS 9 hard drive?

This question may be an obvious Yes/No question, but…
Can I connect an old hd with OS 9 files on it to an intel imac and successfully extract the files?
My old imac dv se (from ’00) died a few months ago. I was still running 9.x on it. (It died from a power board problem and I took out the HD.)
I’m still deciding which new mac to get (probably will get the 24” imac). I know the current imacs don’t run Classic. I know I might be able to get sheepsaver up and running eventually.
But can I simply plug the (now-enclosed drive) into the new imac and be able to see the files? I realize that I won’t be able to run the programs on OS X and I won’t be able to open many files, but will OS X even read the drive properly?
If this won’t work, what’s the best method of recovering those files?
thanks,

If you put the drive in a Firewire or USB enclosure you will be able to read the drive and the files. OS X and OS 9 use the same disk format and can even co-exist on the same volume.
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