On Thu, 1 Jun 2006, Chuck Cole wrote: > Anybody using these applications? > > Octave, the MatLab workalike Yes. Octave is great. The biggest difference is probably in the graphics. Octave can work with external programs, usually gnuplot, but doesn't have built-in graphics. MATLAB handle graphics are better. That said, I can get a lot of nice graphics out of Octave/gnuplot. A big advantage for Octave is that all the toolboxes are free. With MATLAB you have to pay extra for the extras. Mike