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yes it can, in fact second generation ipods can also be reformatted from windows->mac
 
...although a reformat is not necessary. I have a 3G iPod that I used with a PC running XP. I then saw the light and bought a Mac - and a Mac can work with either a "Mac" or "Windows" formatted iPod.
 
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