Ipod won't come up on new iMac

I have an ipod shuffle that I hav been using with a powerbook G4. I just got a new desktop iMac, and evertime I plug the ipod in, I get this message:
The ipod "steve's ipod" is synced with another itunes library. Do you want to erase this ipod and sync with this itunes library?
I have music that is on my ipod but not on my computer that I want to keep, so I don't want to sync it. How do I just get my ipod to come up on the screen and not sync with itunes?
Thanks!

Short answer: you can't.
Shuffles don't work like other iPods and can only be used with one computer.
If the songs are on the Powerbook, why not use target mode with a firewire cable and transfer them?

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