No Iris, No Dialing Computer, No Chevron Man

[the adventurer]

Wouldn't the DHD be a Dial Out Device (DOD), if they're using it to travel out?


Cause.....that would make sense.


And for the record, the Earth Based Magyvered Dialing system is 100% more awsome then an automated DHD device. Why? Because the guys who Shout "Cheveron X Encoded" build the best kind of suspence.

[DownFallAngel]

We all call it a DHD. Anyway, the SGA are trapped from home anyway. So they can call it whatever they want.

[Mio]

Spoilers rising.






Mckay = Chevron Guy.

[DownFallAngel]

McKay: Chevron 1....endcoded
Weir: Mckay....
McKay: Oh...right....(pushes the other six chevrons)

[sclairef99]

It's ok. when they are dialing, we can call out 'chevron one encoded....'

Me Thinks you just came up with a new Atlantis Drinking Game....

[the adventurer]

You can do that with any Stargate episode.

Everytime a Cheveron encodes take a shot.

if the worm hole fails to engage, take 3 shots.

and so on.

[Mio]

You can do that with any Stargate episode.

Everytime a Cheveron encodes take a shot.

if the worm hole fails to engage, take 3 shots.

and so on.

If they make a connection to another galaxy, drink 10 shots.

[DownFallAngel]

Everytime the word Wraith is mentioned 2 shots
Everytime a baddy goes down, 1 shots
Everytime sheppard has a stupid/odd look on his face 4 shots

[Mio]

Everytime the word Wraith is mentioned 2 shots
Everytime a baddy goes down, 1 shots
Everytime sheppard has a stupid/odd look on his face 4 shots

There's not enough booze in the world....

[Chirp]

I like the new DHD or what ever you what to call it. That is there home for now, not only that no one in perticullar has been chosen to do the honor in punching in the addresses yet, so in my opinion any one that is closes to the DHD and knows the address puts it in. By the way there was a question in another thread about where are they going to get amo for the webons? I just figure out how they get by that. I like Stargate Atlantis alot. If they keep it at this story line, and don't go all Sci-Fi on us. In other words build up to it, give us some time to understand what they have and how they dial with it. Thats all. Sorry Walter. the chevron guy, I like it the why Atlantis does it. I think the Iris Atlantis has is very good, but that had to hurt. By the why they did bring computers, with what Atlantis has, its like the stone age mets the 21st centry. How will they interface with Atlantis? and why would they what too?

[corey2002]

The Gate has a forcefield that works just like an Iris.
And no Chevron guy, bomber !

but the atlantis team did not know this untill they got there

[Zamboni]

Well the chevrons are not really being encoded... The dialing computer on Earth has to (quotes Carter) "translate electrical signals to match the dialing symbols on the Gate system". The Ancient computer doesn't. At least not in the sense that the Earth computer does. So if anything, they should just say "chevron one locked"... Although the chevrons don't even lock anyway... The light just spins around real quick then stops. There is no actual "locking" motion. I doubt you can even finish saying the "chevron locked" before finish dialing the whole thing.

I liked the "read out symbols in Ancient" idea though... They could just assign an alphanumeric code to each icon... So McKay will go like "dialing... T...H...X...1...1...3...8..." and a bunch of Jedi jump though the gate...

[Lt. Aiden Ford]

I think the Atlantis DHD should actually be called the DHC, Dial Home Computer.

[Mr Prophet]

DHD doesn't really stand for Dial Home Device anymore, though. It's just become the shorthand for a dialling device; like a walkman is any personal stereo or a hoover any vacuum cleaner.

It's sad really. I remember a time when the DHD name really meant something.

[Lt. Aiden Ford]

DHD doesn't really stand for Dial Home Device anymore, though. It's just become the shorthand for a dialling device; like a walkman is any personal stereo or a hoover any vacuum cleaner.

People still use "walkman" and "hoover?" I haven't heard anyone say either of those since at least 1991.

For personal stereo, people generally say "headphones" an a vacuum is just a vacuum.