Mac vs. pc format

ok so my faithful 2nd gen 15 gb has finally, after 2 years+ of loyal service, started to give in to the ravages of time. over two years of being jamed full to the brim and used almost all day everyday will take a toll on any pod. i must now move up to a 60gb color (could not live with out an ipod now)
but my question is, i have a mac and a PC and i think i remember something about one format being more readable over both platforms. i think it was the PC but im not sure. but is it better for me to format it on my PC if i want to use it on both PCs and Macs?
thanks

There is just a little snafu in the MacUpgrade thing that doesn't realize that the iPod is formatted for PC, so MacUpgrade thinks I should upgrade the software on the iPod. Of course it makes sense to upgrade the PC format software while connected to the PC.
When I connect the iPod to my mac, this causes my initial connect (where the Mac and iTunes acknowledge the iPod's presence) to be a little slow, but once I tell it to cancel that upgrade, it works great. Once, while distracted I said ok and it failed. I just had to restart.
(and that iPod as disk problem is resolved. I just didn't give it enought time to figure it out.)
As for using the Mac only for a while, you could just format it for mac. When your PC is back in action, if you want to maintain the subset of music on the iPod, make a playlist on the mac of what's on the iPod before you reformat it for PC.
Those MacUpdate and other sites have shareware and third party stuff that, among other things, allow you to transfer music directly from the iPod to iTunes. Pretty cool.
I can't find that David Cantu post either. I must have spelled the name incorrectly, and now I can't relocate -- or The Man yanked it.
Good luck out there.
Henry

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