Mac G5 pre-Intel problem

Good morning,
I have a 4 year old Mac G5 running on OS 10.4.11. When I plug my iPod Touch into it, it tells me that I cannot use the current installed iTunes (9.2.1) with my iPod- that I need to install iTunes 10.1. When I look at the requirements for 10.1, it states that it must be used with OS 10.5 and after. Is there a version of iTunes out that I can download so that I can use my iPod with my Mac again?

Oops I forgot to specify the software version of my iPod- it is 4.2.1
Unfortunately upgrading the OS for my Mac is out of the question, as it is my work computer. If that does end up being the case, I will be disappointed.

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