[Asterisk-Users] Music on hold and conferencing on OS X

[Martin Joseph]

On Feb 26, 2006, at 8:03 PM, Joseph Blake wrote:

> We're setting up asterisk at the office (really doing some testing 
> right now) and it is going to be hosted on a dual G5 XServe running OS 
> X.
I love it.  Glad to hear it.  Should be a monster.
> We're an apple certified solutions provider, etc. so we want to build 
> all our stuff on apple hardware and software. Anyway, the last 
> sticking point is moh and meetme. Is there any solution to get moh and 
> meetme working on OS X? Meetme isn't necessarily a big deal for us in 
> our setup, but we plan to start selling asterisk solutions to our 
> customers and they might need/want a conference solution. Also, 
> something that is somewhat of a big deal (but not a deal breaker) for 
> us is music on hold. Is there any way to get moh working without 
> zaptel drivers, or is there another timing source that asterisk can 
> use that works on OS X?
I certainly don't see why not.  I am also a hardcore Apple guy, and a 
newb to asterisk.  I have been using it for several months now and have 
a small setup running on a measly old G3/400 imac (with a dead screen).

I will try to play with MOH,  but I suggest that if you have more time 
for this, try using the newer asterisk's native music on hold method.  
I see no reason why this wouldn't work as it is playing back audio just 
like any other audio (which works fine).  This means no MPG123.  If 
this makes no sense to you try searching this list for "mpg123 
alternative".

Let us know..
Marty