IPod Nano and my hard drive won't work on my G3....Why!?!

Hey everyone.
I'm home from college, and I didn't want to take my iMac with me. Luckily, I have been using an older G3 iBook. It works fine, but when I tried to plug in my iPod Nano, it doesn't recognize it. I didn't bring my Nano install disk. Is there another way to get the computer to recognize the Nano?
Also, I brought my external Hard Drive home so I have my music collection with me. On my iMac, I have no problem. I plug it in via USB, and it works fine. But again, my G3 iBook doesn't recognize the external hard drive. Now...I'm stuck at home with no music....HELP!

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