DHD glyphs

[shu_hunter]

i've noticed an inconsistency in the show. (wow!) there are 39 glyphs on a dhd: 28 normal glyphs and a point of origin. now for all glyphs to fit on the dhd, they can't be evenly spread out on the two rings, like it's shown here, with all the inner ring buttons maching up with the outer ones. oh well, just thought i'd point that out. if you can correct me, please do.

~Shu Hunter
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[MICSG7]

Some glyphs may stand for the same thing. In another thread the example was used that an enter key or a return key have different names, but they both do the same thing. On P7J-989, the Gamekeeper's gate, the D.H.D. has the unique glyph of his transport spiral as an origin symbol, it replaced Capricorn, but it may still be used as if it were that glyph. That also means that it may also be pretty close in space to the planet with the same symbol.

 

[sg14ever]

Well I looked and found all 39 symbols on the DHD.
Even if the Point of Origin is replacing a symbol it means that sympol must of on the DHD somewhere!

It does not matter where the Point of Origin is on the DHD the symbol it is replacing must be somewere else on the DHD.

 

[shu_hunter]

but if the point or origin replaces a glyph, then that stargate doesn't have full access to the gate network! where did u see a dhd that had all 39 glyphs?

~Shu Hunter
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[MICSG7]

maybe a prop error. It may have 39 glyph and a unique 40th glyph for the origin. some were used twice so they may appear twice on the same gate. I'm sticking with my original theory of one key standing for two glyphs.

 

[shu_hunter]

but what if an adress needs both those glyphs? you can't press it twice!

~Shu Hunter
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[MICSG7]

yes you can. If you watch Fifth Man you will see Eridanus is the origin glyph for the planet they were on. Eridanus is also used as the sixth symbol in the locking address for Earth. They couldn't get home if they couldn't do it. But..... they could also have gone to another planet and then home. I still am pretty sure you can do that.

 

[shu_hunter]

I've noticed that too, that some planets have a glyph as a point of origin. And I think that's totally in-something-or-rather of them.(sorry, i couldn't think of the right word.) It doesn't make sense!
Whatever. I don't really care anymore.

 

[PTeppic]

Since all gates are within this galaxy, (with a single notable exception), the use of glyphs as single planet i.e. gate locations is unlikely but perfectly possible. The glyph would simply represent a very close point in the network, with only a single gate in the "constellation".

As discussed elsewhere, they all seem to know what the Earth dialling address is, and can dial with no trouble, even in an emergency under pressure. So, despite the destination, the glyphs are not necessarily pure constellations where they are seen, but from a point near earth.

DOH! Just thought: Carter and her happy scientists are busily re-computing addresses because of 10000 years of universal drift between gates. Yet the glyphs all exactly match the position of stars is constellations, from earth, today. How remarkable.