Best way to record band practice audio

I have an old G4 Power Mac that I'm giving to a friend to record band practice.
We are using Audacity as the music program.
The G4 does not have an internal mic.
Do we need a sound card installed with a microphone jack in order to record to Audacity. (Yes, we will be using GarageBand soon).
We're also looking into something called a Firebox (?).
Basically, we're looking for the best way to set up this old computer to record and edit band practice. Nothing professional, but something that doesn't sound distorted!
Thanks for your help.

Here's one solution that I use for vocal narration.
I have a Shure PG58 with a XLR to 1/4" connection, to which I added a 3.5mm adaptor. The mic was about $60, the adapter was $4.
(Edit: I've just noticed that Griffin makes an XLR to 3.5mm cable, which would eliminate the adaptor.)
You can't connect a mic directly to the line input of your PowerMac, because the level will be too low, but you can either use a mic pre-amp or mixer (if you already have these), otherwise, you can use a Griffin iMic (which is what I use) to convert the audio to USB, which gives you a decent level.
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