Connect a Guitar to my MacPro

Yesterday I bought an electro-acustic Guitar and I would like to connect it to my MacPro and use it with Garage Band.
It is possible to connect it directly to the computer?
Do I need some extra hardware (like an interface)?
Any help well be very appreciated.
Thanks in advance

You may want to look at the Line 6 TONEPORT UX1 as an entry level device. http://www.line6.com/toneport/
Cheers
Andy
Line 6 TONEPORT UX1 description:
The Line 6 TONEPORT UX1 Pro Tone Recording & Modeling Interface. Combines awesome Line 6 modeling with powerful, easy recording.
The Line 6 TONEPORT UX1 is like a rack full of premium tube recording equipment, plus a perfectly engineered recording room for guitar and bass, thanks to Line 6's acclaimed guitar/bass direct tone with mic and cab modeling. It has pro amp, cab, and effects models from the PODxt and Bass PODxt; high-quality vocal preamp models; and a simple, latency-free USB recording interface in one amazing box. The Line 6 TONEPORT UX1 is supplied with GearBox software which provides a hardware-like, easy-to-navigate interface for dialing up the perfect tone for your guitar, bass, and vocals. Instantly access meticulously crafted models of 18 classic and modern guitar amps, 24 guitar speaker cab models, 5 stellar bass amps, and 30 stompbox and studio effects, as well as models of 6 studio-standard vocal preamps. A bundled special Line 6 edition of Ableton Live Lite integrates seamlessly with the TonePort UX1, enabling you to record tracks with ease. Powerful included drivers mean low-latency recording with almost any recording software.
The main features of the Line 6 TONEPORT UX1 include:
The TONEPORT UX1 combines awesome Line 6 modeling with powerful, yet easy recording
Pro amp, cab, stompbox, and studio effects models from the PODxt and Bass PODxt
High-quality vocal preamp models
GearBox software provides hardware-like interface
18 guitar amp models
24 speaker cab models
5 bass amp and cab models
30 stompbox and studio effects
6 mic preamp models
1 Mic Input
1 Guitar/Bass Input
Stereo Line Inputs for your line out level gear
Stereo Line Outputs via two 1/4-inch
Stereo Monitor Input via stereo 1/4-inch jack
Headphone Output
ToneDirect Monitoring – full tone low latency monitoring regardless of recording software’s buffer size
Pro Audio performance with over 100dB signal-to-noise & dynamic range
Unique, full tone low latency monitoring regardless of recording software's buffer size
44.1 and 48KHz, 16 and 24 bit recording
96KHz mode with built-in sample rate conversion for simultaneous input and output
USB-powered
Rock-solid Drivers: ASIO, WDM, Mac OS X
System Requirements: WINDOWS® Pentium® 4 1.2GHz or better (2.5Ghz or more recommended), Windows® XP (with SP2 only), 512MB RAM minimum (1GB or more recommended), 1GB free HD space minimum (10GB or more recommended for recording)
System Requirements: MACINTOSH® Intel® or Power PC® based G4 1.25GHz or better (G4 1.67 or better recommended), OS X 10.4 or better, 512MB RAM minimum (1GB or more recommended), 1GB free HD space minimum (10GB or more recommended for recording)
Requires one free USB 1.1 or 2.0 compatible port on computer, or self-powered USB hub (requires power from USB, so bus-powered USB hubs are not supported)

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