I currently have a Panasonic KX-T616 phone system and the hand sets. Are there any Asterisk systems that would support them? I could just upgrade to a newer digital Panasonic system and continue to use the handsets (there is a serial interface I could talk to via linux)? Perhaps all I need is some type of phone card that can act as an answering machine connection?
I am also looking into the possibility of replacing the Panasonic equipment with an asterisk system - but I have some doubts. It seems to me that a PBX should have a RTOS that Linux might talk to - my background is EE with work with embedded micros so I realize there are limitations in using linux as "the switch".
My needs are humble - I have 3 CO lines and 16+ extensions - I would like to end up with something OSS/GPL if I can. It would be nice to detect Fax calls and run caller ID to the LCD on the telephones.
Should I be looking at Asterisk?
What hardware should I consider?
I wouldn't be against paying someone on this list for a 1/2 hour phone consultation if you know this stuff inside out.
I also humbly worry about maintaining something written in perl, as perl is a "write only" programming language in my experience. Most any other language would be easier to maintain (I've written a few things in perl - there is nothing quite like coming back and looking at my own perl code from a few years ago and finding I don't a clue as to what I was doing with less than a exhaustive inspection.)
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