Do I try to transfer itunes library to my Windows Vista, or upgrade my mac?

Hi,
This is my first time posting, and I was wondering if someone could help me out. I'm pretty computer illiterate so if someone could talk me through exact steps, I'd really appreciate it.
My husband got a new iphone 4 and it won't work on our mac. (Mac is version 10.4.11) He was able to sync it to our windows computer (did homeshare), but all of our music is on the mac. Is there any way to transfer all of our music, apps etc... to the other computer, or should we just try to download an upgrade to the mac. My husband isn't sure if an upgrade will work on our mac. My kids have 3GS iphones and they still need the songs on the mac. Can I have the songs on multiple computers? What about songs that were purchased years ago? How exactly do I transfer it all?
Any advice would be appreciated

Does anyone know if the model I have:
Hardware Overview:
Machine Name: Power Mac G5
Machine Model: PowerMac11,2
CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (1.1)
Number Of CPUs: 2
CPU Speed: 2.3 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 1 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.15 GHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.2.7f1
will be able to download Mac OS 10.5.8 (or some other software that can be upgraded to that)
or if my computer is too old. (It is not a fossil)
I was wondering what software I would need, and where to get it. I didn't want to bother the geniuses because I figure with all that is going on at the stores these days, they are probably so busy. I was wondering if there was anyone here that is computer savvy that would know.
TIA

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