[iTunes] Gen 1 iPod vs Windows PC?

[Al Byrne]

Folks,

I have an original iPod (the first series - 5gB). It has only a firewire
connector. For a couple of years I have been sporadically trying to unload
it onto various unsuspecting friends.

With the immense popularity of iPods as gifts this season, many of my
friends with teenage kids are now seriously asking if the unit is compatible
with their Windows PC's. I'm guessing that they are unlikely to have
firewire available, so my question is: is there some way to use the old iPod
with a Windows PC?

ajb