Mac as phone dialer?

I have an intel mac sitting right next to my telephone. I'm always looking up phone numbers in the Address book, and then manually dialing them. I was wondering how I could attach a phone cable between my phone and the mac, so I could have the mac dial the call and then I could pick up the handset and have the conversation the traditional way. Any tips would be much appreciated. I'm in the market for a new phone so if new equipment is required, please let me know.

I'm not trying to make a VOIP call with my computer. I'm trying to make a landline call, but have my computer do the dialing. Kind of like the old days with a dial-up modem. Just wondering if there is a device I can by and connect to my phone, either wired or via bluetooth, to have the computer dial the call.

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