DAMTP Computing News

Matlab version 7.0.1 (the version string is "7.0.1.24704 (R14) Service Pack 1") is now installed for the following platforms:

Sun Solaris2, Linux/x86

The command matlab701 will start up the new matlab. The older matlab versions are still available on those machines which had them before.

In due course (in 30 days or so) version 7.0.1 will become the default matlab unless major problems are reported. At that point older versions may be removed. Please test the new matlab and report any problems (especially repeatable ones).

Matlab version 7.0.1 is NOT available on Irix or Tru64 machines, and probably never will be. A version for OSX will be available but only after we upgrade to 10.3 (matlab 6.5 doesn't support OSX 10.3 but 7.x requires it).

Please remember that the default matlab startup now brings up a "desktop" and starts it's own JVM (yet another one!). To get the traditional matlab text interface run:

matlab701 -nosplash -nodesktop

or use -nojvm to save memory if you don't need it (this imples -nodesktop). Run matlab701 -help for a list of command line switches.