Will the iPad work WITHOUT first connecting to iTunes?

I picked up an iPad last week but I failed to realize that it wouldn't work with my current 10.4.11 version of OSX (G5 iMac - non intel) ... yes, I know, bonehead move.
While I"m searching for OSX 10.5, is it still possible to use the iPad without going through iTunes? I turned the iPad on but the iTunes connection illustration came up and I can't seem to bypass this component. If I connect it to the iMac a pop up window appears stating that it won't work with the current OS ... any suggestions or do I simply have to wait until I upgrade the OS?
Thanks.
Brent

You are posting a problem that has extremely few documented cases, and specifically to you. This is not affecting 99% of the iPads out there, that is not a valid reason to say it is a fact. I have had my ipad since day one and not had an issue such as you are having. So have countless other people on these forums. Yes, you have an issue with YOUR iPad. This does not mean that it will happen to everyone else to the fact that they need to be informed falsely.
The primary objective of these discussions are to educate and inform user on how to fix problems they are having. Yesterday I learned something new about finder while I was helping them with an issue with the dock. Educating and informing does not mean posting about specific case issues as if they were wide-spread when based on the posts they are not.

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