Audio Input to Record Old Tape Cassettes?

Hello,
(Apologies in advance if this is the wrong forum.)
I have a MacBook Pro.
I have a lot audio cassettes that I would like to digitize. Does any body have suggestions on how to do that?
Software apps that work well?
I'm new to Apple/Mac and need my way around a little.
HP Mac OS X (10.4.9)

I have no experience with Mac equipment but can explain the situation for PCs...
Under pressure from copyright holders, most computer manufacturers have disabled or even removed the ability to record the audio output from computers. This is not to do with Audition--it goes right into the computer's operating system.
Were you on a PC I could give you a couple of things to check in case the recording capability is only disabled, not removed, but this is becoming rare these days. It's far more likely that the facility has been completely removed from your Mac OS.
I hope I'm wrong and that Apple hasn't succombed to the same pressure as the PC/Windows world--but I wouldn't be too hopeful.

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