G4 and microphone suitable for sound input port

I'm looking into getting started with podcasting and I need help with selecting a microphone. I'm on a G4 desktop machine with a sound input port, any suggestions as to the tech spec or manufacturer of a suitable microphone would be most appreciated.
Thanks.
G4 desktop Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Hi, Neil -
This Apple KBase article provides some info with regard to microphone selection -
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=18275
Scroll down the article to the G4 section that matches your G4 model.
Many users have gone to using the Griffin iMaic adapter, since it permits a wide variety of micophones to be used. There's a link near the bottom of the above article to Griffin's iMic page.

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Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 04:45:42 -0700
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Premiere Pro 2.0 and Windows 7 - Direct Sound Input soundcard driver problem
Re: Premiere Pro 2.0 and Windows 7 - Direct Sound Input soundcard driver problem created by Steve-Italy in Premiere Pro CS4 & Earlier - View the full discussion
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