Iphone 3GS no longer recognized

I have an iPhone 3GS running version 3.1.3. I have been synching (successfully) to my iMac running 10.4.11. Last synched on Nov 22, 2010. My current version of iTunes is 9.0.2. Now when I hook up the phone to my computer I get..nothing. No messages that I need a different version of iTunes, no indication that the computer recognizes the phone, no error messages, no battery charging indicator, nothing. I have not changed any of my operating systems and, since I am not running 10.5, I have not updated iTunes. The phone is working fine and charges when I use the USB adapter in a standard electrical outlet. And yes, the USB ports on the computer all work and I have tried all of them.
Based on the other postings and answers that I've read on this forum, I don't think I have an incompatible OS issue. Is this an issue with the phone or does iTunes somehow know I am running old operating systems and is forcing me to update (pay) anyway?
Will resetting the phone (i.e. holding the start button and home button simultaneously) wipe everything off of the phone or will it just reset the OS and clear any misconceptions the phone may have about synching to my computer?
I am confused and any help will be greatly appreciated.

Checked for dirt - none. Don't have another USB cable so I guess I will go buy one and try that. Apple Mobile Device Service still installed? How would I know? I have gone through the troubleshooting material several times. However, the material is geared toward iPhone 4 and the basic requirement for any solution is to have the latest version of iTunes and OS 10.5.
According to the troubleshooting stuff, the first step in removing and reinstalling the mobile device service is to trash the iTunes application. Then type in some magical commands and then...wait for it...DOWNLOAD THE LATEST VERSION OF ITUNES!
So, question #1 is (or really just a point of clarification): Trashing the iTunes application does not affect the actual iTunes content which is sitting in a separate folder elsewhere on the computer (i.e. the iTunes Library Folder). True?
Question #2 - Based on some of the other responses to similar issues in this forum, it appears that in order to download and run the latest version of iTunes (iTunes 10) I also need to be running OS 10.5. Is this correct or did I miss something someplace?
I haven't worked up the courage to try resetting the iPhone yet.
Thanks for your time and input.

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