A G.D.O Question...

[Thunderbird 2]

Hullo folks,

I think this is the first thread I have started! Ahem.

To the best of my knowledge, the only time we have clearly seen a GDO was in The Tokra Part II, when the then Captain Carter taps her code into her GDO before she, her Father and Martouf dive into the Stargate and safety.

In Atlantis's pilot episode Dr Grodin makes reference to continuing the "tried and true" method of GDO use, and the Atlantis action figures come with a smaller version of the device. (The SG1 version matches the prop from the scene I mentioned above.)

I have seen far fewer eps of Atlantis than SG1 - did the standard GDO device get upgraded and shrunk in scale, much like real radios and mobile phones? If so, when?

[thekillman]

its just not shown alot, often they simply use it in between scenes or shots. or their chip implants auto-transmit a code. anyway, its not interesting to see them use it all the time when the same precious time can be used for cool shots etc

[QuantumDragon]

in the atlantis episode The Storm we see the atlantis version its not quite as big as a cell phone. it makes sense that it would be that small i mean c'mon all it has to have room for is the keypad. with just modern "micro-tech" the whole system incluting encription on the transmition can be squeezed between the buttons add to that alien tech and the whole thing is determined by how small are you willing to make the buttons? on the other hand you can only make it so small before you cant hit the buttons properly. especialy in a combat withdrawl you dont want to be messing with a keypad you have to hit with a pen-tip. enough of my rant. hell it might be neural now a small circut in their tracking implant and all they have to do is think send code and they're let in

[Thunderbird 2]

in the atlantis episode The Storm we see the atlantis version its not quite as big as a cell phone. it makes sense that it would be that small i mean c'mon all it has to have room for is the keypad.

Not complaining, I was just curious to know the history / reasoning behind the change if there was one! Thanks for the clarification!

[QuantumDragon]

sorry i'm not saying you were that's just how i talk

[DarkSullivan]

I think after the Genii invasion the Atlantis expedition might have had the GDO send out an automated signal to tell Chuck that its them... perhaps or maybe in between scenes they did it.

[thekillman]

in the SG1 episode "Demons", at the end carter uses a GDO.

[garhkal]

I am wondering if and when they will implant them and have them be mentally used..

[thekillman]

never

[locutes]

it could explain allot

[QuantumDragon]

y'knoow the gdo may be encoded in their locater beacons and the jumpers may have a sub-routene to send the code after dialing. that could explain how michael got on the base thru the shield

[jsonitsac]

I never understood why GDOs weren't bio-metrically coded, just install something like an electronic thumbprint scanner and you know who it is that's sending the IDC, no need to worry about locking out codes after a certain time period.

[lordofseas]

If an SG team member dies, and they have the GDO with them, all that would be needed to be done would be take the finger, and push it on the GDO. At least they have to be alive to input the code.

[jsonitsac]

If an SG team member dies, and they have the GDO with them, all that would be needed to be done would be take the finger, and push it on the GDO. At least they have to be alive to input the code.

I've heard that they require an actual living finger in order to work because of electrical fields emitted by the body or something like that.

[lordofseas]

I suppose. Another form of security could be a Stargate Forwarding device, and then a Fingerprint device.