Linux in a shoebox

[stek]

..or, just buy an answer phone?

[OwlHoot]

OK I reckon the Cisco SPA3102 Telephone Adapter will do everything I need without me having to start fiddling around with soldering irons.

Pity though in a way - I was quite looking forward to delving into Asterisk, or even having to write linux device drivers.

[OwlHoot]

..or, just buy an answer phone?

seriously, it's because answer phones don't have a big mute button (some antiquated cold war policy of BT, or the GPO as they then were)

[d000hg]

Get an answer phone and put a £0.20p switch on the wire into the loudspeaker.