I need help with syncing my Ipod that has old music on it.

My mother has an Ipod with music on it from a computer we've had in the past (i'm almost certain the songs were downloaded via cd). We no longer have that computer, and the current Itunes account only has the songs she's bought since then. She's spent several gift cards on the songs, only to realize that syncing those songs would delete her old songs. Is there any way to get the current songs on her current itunes? Please help : /
She obviously no longer has those old cds, so that is not an option.

Hi jacobfrommt,
I believe that you may be able to acomplish what you are describing by using the Manually Manage option in iTunes. You may find the following articles useful:
Apple Support: Using iPhone, iPad, or iPod with multiple computers
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1202
Apple Support: Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1535
Cheers,
- Brenden

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