i poked around itunes and ipod support, and found a link that talked about 1st generation ipods able to update to ios 3.1, it said that it was a free upgrade, however, when i followed the link to the ipod store, it was $4.95.
imagine that.
so i bought it , and am downloading it now. hopefully this will allow me to be able to drag the mark VI out of the closet and reaquaint myself.
will let you know.
blairman