It's a rather small piece of non-living technology. Why couldn't it be replicated?
Why couldn't they replicate the mobile emitter?
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it was all a ruse by the organic masters to maintain superiority over the photonics. they, esp the Doctor, knew nothing of engineering and were thus none the wiser. truly brilliant scheme.... but how long before someone blows the whistle???
^lol
It's possible that because it's based 29th century technology, the replicators couldn't reproduce components of it either because there were no templates, or because it was so far removed from 24th century tech that it's too intricate to be reproduced. Just a thought. It depends on whether Starling found the technology among the timeship wreckage or if he created it himself. If it's the latter, it's odd that the crew didn't replicate replacements themselves.
It's possible that because it's based 29th century technology, the replicators couldn't reproduce components of it either because there were no templates, or because it was so far removed from 24th century tech that it's too intricate to be reproduced. Just a thought. It depends on whether Starling found the technology among the timeship wreckage or if he created it himself. If it's the latter, it's odd that the crew didn't replicate replacements themselves.
The moment you put it through the transporter you should be able to create a template. Right down to the atomic level, if needed (which is unlikely for a technological device).
why would the Voyager crew need to replicate it? they only had one EMH, unless they wanted several EMHs running around on their own systems (ie without tying up the ship's memory). but that would've been very annoying to the crew!
but, unless the original broke, they wouldn't necessarily need to devote resources to creating another (plus there was so little time with their busy lives on the holodeck!). maybe they later figured out how to replicate it but just never said so on-screen. I assume if b'elanna was able to manipulate it as often as she did, she would eventually figure it out enough to make one.
unless it had elements or molecules that were beyond their ability to yet produce.... who knows there was a lot of info stored in there! perhaps some of the circuit pathways or whatever were so alien that they didn't know where to begin (and couldn't afford to risk damaging the only ME via reverse engineering) or were beyond their level of understanding to produce
but, unless the original broke, they wouldn't necessarily need to devote resources to creating another (plus there was so little time with their busy lives on the holodeck!). maybe they later figured out how to replicate it but just never said so on-screen. I assume if b'elanna was able to manipulate it as often as she did, she would eventually figure it out enough to make one.
unless it had elements or molecules that were beyond their ability to yet produce.... who knows there was a lot of info stored in there! perhaps some of the circuit pathways or whatever were so alien that they didn't know where to begin (and couldn't afford to risk damaging the only ME via reverse engineering) or were beyond their level of understanding to produce
agreed! so many loopholes in transporter technology
Sorry if I come around as a smartass, but of what use would that be?*sigh* If only they'd been able to get hold of a 29th Century replicator, too...
Sorry if I come around as a smartass, but of what use would that be?*sigh* If only they'd been able to get hold of a 29th Century replicator, too...
Well obviously a 29th Century replicator would be able to replicate 29th Century devices, such as the mobile emitter.
Yeah, that much I get. But as I asked upthread, why would they want to replicate it in the first place?Sorry if I come around as a smartass, but of what use would that be?*sigh* If only they'd been able to get hold of a 29th Century replicator, too...
Well obviously a 29th Century replicator would be able to replicate 29th Century devices, such as the mobile emitter.
Yeah, that much I get. But as I asked upthread, why would they want to replicate it in the first place?
Well obviously a 29th Century replicator would be able to replicate 29th Century devices, such as the mobile emitter.
Multiple instances of the original, non-sentient EMH running at once would be good in combat/disaster scenarios. Holographic nursing staff. Holographic avatars for engineers to control from the holodeck for EVA repair work. Holographic redshirts... there are about a billion and five potential good ideas for this, only some of which will eventually be "borrowed" by the fan series and book authors.
But wouldn't all of that diminish the very point of the Doctor being an individual? Isn't that what Author, Author was all about?Yeah, that much I get. But as I asked upthread, why would they want to replicate it in the first place?Well obviously a 29th Century replicator would be able to replicate 29th Century devices, such as the mobile emitter.
Multiple instances of the original, non-sentient EMH running at once would be good in combat/disaster scenarios. Holographic nursing staff. Holographic avatars for engineers to control from the holodeck for EVA repair work. Holographic redshirts... there are about a billion and five potential good ideas for this, only some of which will eventually be "borrowed" by the fan series and book authors.
This wouldn't have anything to do with the Doctor as a unique individual. The extra emitters wouldn't be running copies of the Doctor. If anything, they'd be additional holographic bodies being controlled by the Doctor's program in the ship's computer so that he could treat more than one patient at a time.
Also, holographic redshirts. A ship like Voyager would have a fighting chance of getting most of its crew home if the redshirt getting vaporized by the guest star of the week was a hologram getting deactivated instead of a humanoid getting vaporized.
i hope u don't mean various copies of The Doctor... mindless EMHs would be better. If there were 5 copies of The Doctor, each would develop 5 diff experiences and thus form 5 different individuals
Obviously. The SCE book series shows an EMH Mark 9 that can run multiple holo-bodies to treat multiple patients. Either multiple mindless EMHs or the Doctor controlling multiple bodies would be much better than the Doctor alone.
You could ask the same thing about Thomas Riker, or any one of a pair of identical twins... The Delaney sisters, for example.
