Using iPhone 3G and iPad on one iTunes account?

I have an iPhone 3G that I have been using on an older iMAC that can only support up to OS 10.4.11. I can't update the iPhone to OS4.2 because the iMAC can't support 10.1 iTunes, because it can't support OS 10.5 or higher. I also have a Gateway laptop with XPpro SP3 and have my iPAD connected to that. Is there a way I can connect my iPhone to the iTunes account on my Gateway without losing everything I have on my iPhone or messing up my iTunes library on the Gateway or what I have on my iPAD?

I have a similar problem. I have an iPhone 3G on an old iMAC that can't upgrade beyond 10.4.11, so I can't install iTunes 10.1, and therefore can not upgrade my phone to 4.2. I have a Gateway laptop with XP Prop SP3 and have my iPAD synced to that computer. I am trying to figure out how I can move the iPhone over to the Gateway and the iTunes account for my iPAD without messing up what I have saved on either device.

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