Moving from old to new iPod -- what is '5th generation' ???

I got my first iPod (40GB) in late 2003, and have been enthusiastically using it since 2004.
The battery on the old iPod is shot. I plan on having Apple install a new battery, but for now, I've bought a new 60GB iPod and plan to treat it as my "main" iPod.
I've been surfing Apple's site to get the info I need about getting the new unit up and running -- but really I'm accumulating more questions than answers.
My new 60 GB iPod (purchased about two months ago) doesn't say 5th generation on the packaging or hardware -- how do I tell if it's 5th generation?
What the heck is 5th generation?
Nothing on the packaging or in the instructions of the new iPod says the new iPod will play videos. My main goal, anyways, is to listen to music. But I'd like to know -- will it play videos, or does one buy a special "video iPod" for that purpose?
Can I use my old docking station for this new iPod? It was bought in '04.
I currently run iTunes version 7.0.2.16 for Windows XP. The (scanty) docs that accompany the new iPod say to install the new iTunes software from the disk included in the box, so I plan to do that.
Will the software register the new iPod as separate device, distinct from my old iPod (which I plan to keep using, once it's fixed?) So that I can manage BOTH my iPods from within iTunes on my PC?
Any answers you can provide are greatly appreciated.
iPod   Windows XP  

1. You can use the information in this article to determine which type of iPod
you have.
2. The latest version of iTunes will recognize both
iPods individually. You can use these instructions to transfer different
music to each iPod.
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Thanks much! Those articles answered most of my questions. I now know exactly which iPods I have.
What about the docking station?
My new 5th Generation iPod is slimmer than the older one -- shorter and thinner.
Does this mean I must get a new docking station for it? Or can I just plug it into the docking station for my original iPod?
iPod     Windows
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