[cctalk] Re: Apple G5 Rebuild

2022-10-12 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On Mon, 10 Oct 2022 at 22:54, Doc Shipley via cctalk wrote: > > Liam, don't be a d**k. I am sorry. :-( I did not think that calling out a bogus claim was a nasty thing to do, but I sit corrected, and I apologise. -- Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk ~

[cctalk] Re: Apple G5 Rebuild

2022-10-11 Thread Kevin Parker via cctalk
Thank you for all the responses to my query - they're really helpful. I'm usually pretty handy with Google but must have lost the plot this day - I was trying "pmg5 build" - doh. Kevin Parker -Original Message- From: Kevin Parker via cctalk Sent: Monday, 10 October 2022 17:15 To: ccta

[cctalk] Re: Apple G5 Rebuild

2022-10-11 Thread Sellam Abraham via cctalk
Why would a paid link come up when searching for something vintage computery? The results are not tailored to suit the searcher, but the advertisers, regardless of the search terms. Hence: trash. And you're not going to convince me otherwise. Google is the Deathstar of the internet. Sellam On Tue

[cctalk] Re: Apple G5 Rebuild

2022-10-11 Thread ben via cctalk
On 2022-10-10 5:01 p.m., Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote: I blame Google: it's complete trash now. Sellam On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 2:40 PM Grant Taylor via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: On 10/10/22 10:33 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: 4 words is not "Google-fu". Sometimes knowin

[cctalk] Re: Apple G5 Rebuild

2022-10-11 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 10/10/22 5:47 PM, Stuff Received via cctalk wrote: Indeed.  Also, I have added more words and received more search results.  One would expect the opposite. Google also tailors results to location and cookies.  (I always search in private mode.)  Not what it once was...(Sigh) Agreed all ar

[cctalk] Re: Apple G5 Rebuild

2022-10-10 Thread Stuff Received via cctalk
On 2022-10-10 17:39, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: On 10/10/22 10:33 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: 4 words is not "Google-fu". Sometimes knowing /which/ /words/ to search for is the problem. Indeed.  Also, I have added more words and received more search results.  One would expect the

[cctalk] Re: Apple G5 Rebuild

2022-10-10 Thread Sellam Abraham via cctalk
I blame Google: it's complete trash now. Sellam On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 2:40 PM Grant Taylor via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 10/10/22 10:33 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: > > 4 words is not "Google-fu". > > Sometimes knowing /which/ /words/ to search for is the problem. > > I'

[cctalk] Re: Apple G5 Rebuild

2022-10-10 Thread Grant Taylor via cctalk
On 10/10/22 10:33 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: 4 words is not "Google-fu". Sometimes knowing /which/ /words/ to search for is the problem. I've also seen Google return extremely different search results for different people. Let's assume good intention and benign mistake. No need to e

[cctalk] Re: Apple G5 Rebuild

2022-10-10 Thread Doc Shipley via cctalk
On 10/10/22 11:33, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote: On Mon, 10 Oct 2022 at 08:20, Kevin Parker via cctalk wrote: Problem is my GoogleFoo can't find any diagrams, illustrations etc on how the internals are put together What? I am *amazed*. I don't know how you could _not_ find the info. There is

[cctalk] Re: Apple G5 Rebuild

2022-10-10 Thread Cameron Kaiser via cctalk
> TenFourFox is essentially a current web-browser. It's kind of you to say that, but at its core it's still just a hopped-up Firefox 45. Many things work, many things work but look funny, and an increasing proportion of things don't work at all. I myself just use it for basic tasks now that I'm on

[cctalk] Re: Apple G5 Rebuild

2022-10-10 Thread Tapley, Mark B. via cctalk
A few more useful sites: https://tim.id.au/laptops/apple/powermac/powermac_g5.pdf This one includes official Apple “take-apart procedures" http://resale.headgap.com Parts and components, in case you actually are missing something in their catalog. Satisfied customer, no other relation. https:

[cctalk] Re: Apple G5 Rebuild

2022-10-10 Thread Liam Proven via cctalk
On Mon, 10 Oct 2022 at 08:20, Kevin Parker via cctalk wrote: > > Problem is my GoogleFoo can't find any diagrams, illustrations etc on how > the internals are put together What? I am *amazed*. I don't know how you could _not_ find the info. There is loads of it. This is the first hit on "apple p