Syncing To Same Computer But Not Losing Apps, Music, Etc...

Hey guise,
i've got multiple devices that were all synced to my school macbook, which is running snow
leopard 1.6.8 and itunes 10, but it was wiped and all the content on it was deleted.
I was just wondering if it was possible to sync my 3 iphones and ipad to the computer
again without losing all my items on the devices...
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