I have a question about manual dialing.
In "Children of the Gods" it is stated that SGC tried dialing various random addresses after the original Abydos mission in the Movie, and none worked.
In "2001", Carter says that without a DHD, or a dialing computer, a stargate is only able to connect to stargates in a range of 300 light years. That's why the Aschen, who also lacked a DHD couldn't dial any other planet expect Volia. There are only two planets is this range from Earth: Abydos and Heliopolis.
Does this mean, that if the stargate dials a planet that is further away than 300 light years, additional coordinates, or machine-code instructions are needed to be sent to the stargate either from a DHD or a computer, not just the 7-symbol address?
If they didn't find the Cartouche room on Abydos and just saw the Jaffa dialing Chulak from the pyramid, then tried dialing Chulak from Earth, would it have not connected?
In some other episodes with manual dialing (Prisoners, New Ground, Nemesis, Bad Guys) this "300 light year range" problem seems to be ignored, yet in "2001" it is precisely this limitation of manual dialing, with which they can find the location of the Aschen Homeworld.
In "Children of the Gods" it is stated that SGC tried dialing various random addresses after the original Abydos mission in the Movie, and none worked.
In "2001", Carter says that without a DHD, or a dialing computer, a stargate is only able to connect to stargates in a range of 300 light years. That's why the Aschen, who also lacked a DHD couldn't dial any other planet expect Volia. There are only two planets is this range from Earth: Abydos and Heliopolis.
Does this mean, that if the stargate dials a planet that is further away than 300 light years, additional coordinates, or machine-code instructions are needed to be sent to the stargate either from a DHD or a computer, not just the 7-symbol address?
If they didn't find the Cartouche room on Abydos and just saw the Jaffa dialing Chulak from the pyramid, then tried dialing Chulak from Earth, would it have not connected?
In some other episodes with manual dialing (Prisoners, New Ground, Nemesis, Bad Guys) this "300 light year range" problem seems to be ignored, yet in "2001" it is precisely this limitation of manual dialing, with which they can find the location of the Aschen Homeworld.
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