asterisk users - Mar 2007 - Using Asterisk as Voicemail Server on a dinosaur Meridian System

We have a dinosaur Meridian system (~version 2) with 4 digital lines going
to a Repartee Voicemail server.  The Repartee got smoked by lightning two
days ago and I'm itching to get Asterisk installed in its place.  PRI is not
an option since the system is so old that it doesn't even support PRI.  I
need to figure out how to connect the old Meridian to Asterisk otherwise.

Any advice on getting Asterisk to work in its place is really appreciated.
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Use a Citel portico Telephone VoIP Adapter to interface the Meridian
phones direct to the Asterisk server http://www.citel.com/.


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	We have a dinosaur Meridian system (~version 2) with 4 digital
lines going to a Repartee Voicemail server.  The Repartee got smoked by
lightning two days ago and I'm itching to get Asterisk installed in its
place.  PRI is not an option since the system is so old that it doesn't
even support PRI.  I need to figure out how to connect the old Meridian
to Asterisk otherwise. 
	 
	Any advice on getting Asterisk to work in its place is really
appreciated.

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J French wrote:
> We have a dinosaur Meridian system (~version 2) with 4 digital lines 
> going to a Repartee Voicemail server. The Repartee got smoked by 
> lightning two days ago and I'm itching to get Asterisk installed in 
> its place. PRI is not an option since the system is so old that it 
> doesn't even support PRI. I need to figure out how to connect the old 
> Meridian to Asterisk otherwise.
> Any advice on getting Asterisk to work in its place is really appreciated.
Do you have any analog ports, either FXO for FXS?

Thanks,
Steve