[Mac-telephony-list] Apple USB modem dongle

[brody bernardi via List]

It isnt that is HAS to run on a Mac.  It is just that we only use  
Macs and therefore that is what is available.  I'd be fine with  
running Linux on an Intel Mac if that is what it takes to get it  
done.  I'd prefer OS X because that is what we are happy using, but  
it is by no means a showstopper.


On Dec 20, 2006, at 1:18 PM, Colin Anderson via List wrote:

>> All I want (and I believe I represent a LOT of Mac users) is a way to
>> eliminate my dependance on proprietary phone systems.  Let me
>> configure my phone system in an easy and user friendly way (GUI).
>
> If you want to just get it done, buy a Dell 430SC and Xorcom's 8  
> port USB
> Astribank, and download Trixbox. It'll cost you about $1200 total.  
> Friendly
> GUI and all. Unfortunately, once you throw Macs in the mix,  
> hardware PSTN
> interfaces have to be offloaded to a seperate device (such as a SIP/ 
> PSTN
> gateway) because of driver issues. Once you let go of the notion  
> that it
> *has* to run on a Mac, things usually go so much smoother. I'm not
> denegrating this project and Sunrise's work (in fact, I'm excited  
> by it:
> this is why I'm subscribed to the list), but the reality is that  
> Asterisk is
> written for Linux/x86 and any other implementation is going to be
> problematic by it's very nature. This will most likely go away in  
> time, as
> Apple becomes more MacIntel but for now...
>
> I'd sure like to try Asterisk on the new xserve. Should be able to  
> plug in a
> Digium and Sangoma card and off you go. Linux, of course.
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