The Matlab at UPitt runs on CIS machines under both unix and windows. This gives you a number of different ways to use it.

1.  Go to a CSSD maintained Computing Lab.

2. Log in remotely to unixs.cis.pitt.edu and call Matlab from there. You will need a CIS account to do this. All pitt students should have received such an account automatically.

The procedure for doing so from a departmental unix box is:

i) Type "xhost +" at the command line

 ii) Enter "ssh -l {username} unixs.cis.pitt.edu" replacing {username} with the appropriate handle

 iii) Once logged into unixs, type "setup matlab"

 iv) Type "matlab". MatLab should appear on the screen

The procedure for doing so from a departmental windows box is a bit different. If you are at a windows machine with a working X PC interface, then:

 i) Run the X interface

 ii) Telnet to unixs.cis.pitt.edu

 iii) Once logged in, type: "setenv DISPLAY={machine name}:0.0" replacing {machine name} as appropriate

iv) run "xterm &"

v) Type "setup matlab" in the xterm window

vi) Type "matlab" in the xterm window

MatLab and the MatLab editor should appear on the screen. If you are at a windows machine without a working X PC interace, then you will still be able to use Matlab, but you will have to use pico, emacs, windows notepad, or some other editor in place of the MatLab editor. Procedure:

 i) Telnet to unixs.cis.pitt.edu

ii) Type "setup matlab"

iii) Type "matlab".

Matlab will run and appear in the telnet session window