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Asterisk installs on linux mostly. I believe the last time i used it, it came built on a CentOS.
if you want to run it on a Mac (or windows for that matter) you can run it as a virtual machine.
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You can look into Parallels, VMWare Fusion, or VirtualBox. Any one these will allow you to run a Linux OS with Asterisk Installed on your Mac.
But from what I've seen it can run as a native OSX application.
However there doesn't appear to be any recent posts about it. I would do some reading and perhaps make a few posts on the Asterisk forums.
Asterisk symbol is part of regular keyboard on number 8 key. The name is derived from the Latin word asteriskos indicating a little star. Asterisk is five pointed star in sans-serif font and six pointed in serif font while eight pointed when people write on hand.
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Shortcuts Summary for Asterisk Symbol
Typing on Windows
Use one of the alt key and type the numbers 0042 using numeric key pad.
Use 002A and alt + X keys on Windows.
Use Character Map to insert * symbol.
Typing on Mac
On Mac documents, first change the keyboard input method to Unicode Hex Input. Press option key and type 002A to make *.
Use Character Viewer to insert * symbol.
Typing in Web Documents
In HTML documents, you can use the entity names & ast; or & midast;. Alternatively, use decimal code & # 42; or hexadecimal code & # x 002A; (use the codes without spaces).
In CSS and JavaScript, use the hexadecimal codes like 002A and u002A respectively.
Below are the code examples for inserting asterisk in HTML and CSS.
Related:List of HTML entity name for special characters and symbols.
Symbol Display
Asterisk will look like eight pointed star when you use handwriting. However, it may have five or six pointed on the browser and documents depending on the font family.
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Asterisk Format
Other Names for Asterisk
Asterisk also called with other names like:
Little star
Star
Other Unicode Asterisk Symbols
Below are the other asterisk symbols in Unicode.
Asterisk Emoji
Eight-spoked asterisk and keycap asterisk symbols are part of Unicode emoji symbols. You can insert these two symbols using emoji panel. In Windows documents, press “Win Logo + ;” keys to open emoji panel. Type “asterisk” to filter the symbols and insert.
Asterisk For Mac Font
Similarly, you can open Character Viewer app in mac by pressing “Command + Space + Control” keys. Use the search box to find asterisk symbol and insert on your document.