Appleshare vs Fat 32

I have a Macbook Pro and a 250 GB G-Drive HD (by G-Tech). When checking the file format, via the "Get Info." command, I see that the file format is designated as, Appleshare. Is this the same as "FAT 32" file format in Windows terms? I'm a newbie when it comes to Mac and would greatly appreciate help on this question (my next step is to determine whether I should reformat the G-Drive to Mac OS X format, but I don't want to proceed until I get clarification on the file formats.
Regards,
Richard

"should I reformat the G-Drive to Mac OS X format"
Yes - choose Mac OS Entended HFS+ (Not Journaled)
AEBS will automatically convert this format to the Microsoft Windows format (SMB/NetBIOS) if a Windows PC ever wants to access the AirDisk.

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