How do I get started with my new Mac and and Iphone?

I had my Iphone synced with a PC that literally burned up unexpectedly. I replaced it with a Mac and want to sync my phone, however, when I click to manage content manually, a message pops up telling me that my phone will be erased (!!). Because I have lots of music and apps on the phone, I don't want to go back to square one. What do I need to do to make the new computer work with my phone?

"The help file seems to say that all the music I have ripped from CDs when my old PC was authorized can't be copied into Itunes."
That is correct. the music sync is one way - computer to ipod. The exception is itunes purchases. Without syncing: File>Transfer Purchases
The iphone will sync/manually manage with one and only one computer at a time. When you sync/manually mange with another, it will indeed erase the current content and replace with content from the new computer.
"Another responder cited a help page which suggested that I should back up the phone to writable CDs (why the heck would I want to do that?)."
I think you misunderstand. You backup your itunes library from your computer, not from the iphone.
You simply move everything from the old computer, or the backup copy of the old computer, to the new one.

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