Data transfer from old external drive backup of Mac. Trying to retrieve

I have an old external drive I used to back up data from the Time Machine on an old Mac with Intel Chip. Do not remember. The port on the back is USB 2.0. It has been in storage a good deal of time. I would like to retrieve some photos scanned in as well as some personal writings, but unsure if it is possible to transfer data in such a way it can be read on one of my two Mac's (MacBook Pro with Touch Bar and iMac vintage 2022) both with M1 chips. Hard Drive was purchased at Fry's in 08/2012. Drive is "high speed" SATA/IDE with USB 2.0 and e-SATA interface. 3.5 inch "hot swappable" drive in purchased aluminum enclosure. I still have the old iMac in the closet, but unfortunately, it has the dreaded flashing question mark (?)

Easiest would be to read from drive to one of my Macs, but next best would be to transfer data to a contemporary drive, even a flash drive with USB C port would be OK. Not sure data formatted using Mac with Intel chip can be read by anything other than an Intel chipped Mac. Any advice on whether this is even doable would be appreciated. Is so, might go to Mac repair and pay for them to do it, but do not want to waste money/be scammed, if this is not possible. If an easy solution, USB 2.0 to USB C cable to transfer, I would do it. I am versed on trouble shooting software issues on my computer, but this issue is way over my head. Thank you. Craig R.