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Yeh, running the computer you want to fetch the files off in Target Firewire Disk mode should do the job nicely.
You'll need a firewire to firewire cable, and as long as the iBook has firewire, it should work. Connect the two laptops together, with the MacBook already started up. Start the iBook up and
before the Apple logo appears, press and hold
T. It should then start up into the correct mode, and just display a logo on the screen.
The iBook's hard drive will then appear on the desktop of the MacBook, and you can simply drag files across
.
When you are finished, you MUST drag the iBook hard drive from the desktop of your MacBook into the trash, or eject it. You could lose all the data on the iBook if you don't