Microphone for Mac

I was given a fairly good quality microphone which I'd like to use for recording slide audio in Captivate 7. However, I am using a Mac. The microphone has two jacks -- one pink and one green. The Mac has only one sound connection. If anyone has encountered this and has a suggestion, I'd appreciate it.

Hi Jay
I'm pretty much a Mac ignoramous, but I've seen connections like this on PCs. If I'm understanding correctly, it's a single jack that allows connection of Headphones AND Microphone. I think you may need a splitter.
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Cheers... Rick

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