What kind of adapter do I need to use microphone with G4?

My son has G4, and I want to record an mp3 using Garage Band. Grandpa gave us a really nice microphone, but it has a 1/4" plug on the end.
The G4 does not have a jack for that plug. Is there an adapter or converter that we can use? My son said something like plug to USB or plug to firewire.
I spoke with Best Buy and Radio Shack, and neither could help me. Where would I find the answer to this question?
Thank you,
Kirstyn Sierra

Hm - there is only one PowerMac G4 without a line-in - it's called "PowerMac G4 (Digital Audio)". Take a look at this document:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58418
... it shows the back panels of 3 models, and if yours is the 3rd, that's it.
In this case, you can really only input sounds digitally. The cheapest solution would be to get an iMic USB device (maybe that's what your husband had - look at the pic. Older models were more like silvery), it comes for < 40 $, and you can plug a microphone into it (with the small 1/8" plug). Not super-great sound, but for that mic it should be good enough.

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