IMac CRT and iTunes

Hello. I have a 350 Mhz Blueberry slot-loading iMac that I have just upgraded by installing an 80GB HD and OS X.2.8. I am running minimum RAM right now (128MB) with an upgrade coming soon. My question is - I want to run iTunes and buy music from the iTunes store. The OS X.2 came with iTunes 3, which doesn't even show the Store as a browsing option. I don't have the minimum processor speed nor the CD burner required by iTunes 6. But I do have an iPod Shuffle, a USB port and an iTunes gift certificate. Can I upgrade to a newer version of iTunes that is not 6? Can I load my Shuffle from my trusty old CRT iMac (previously, I was using my husband's PC laptop, not my favorite thing)? If there is another version that I can use, does anyone have a download link.
Thanks for any help.

Hi
I'm not sure what the min spec speed is for iTunes 6 but it's running here on a 400MHz iMac (Mind you - I have no sound out - but that's a different problem!) and the store is available - I seem to remember it came along with iTunes 4.
Your ipod shuffle will work OK plugged into your imac - it just will be a little slower loading up than if it was plugged into a mac with USB2 - I presume it will charge OK.

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