[Mac-telephony-list] Apple USB modem dongle

[hank smith via List]

that would be really nice
let us know if any one succeeds
I am on my intel imac as we speak typing this email out.
thanks
hank
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edward Eigerman via List" <mac-telephony-list at mactelephony.net>
To: <mac-telephony-list at mactelephony.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Mac-telephony-list] Apple USB modem dongle


> Well, since you bring that up...
> 
> Has anyone gotten a linux based set up working on an Intel Mac? I  
> really wanted to do Trixbox, but that seems to be no-go.
> 
> Ed
> 
> 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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