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"Pr B" <pb2297@columbia.edu> wrote in message <gpeon5$i7d$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> why does matlab run so much slower on leopard than windows?  i'm noticing this on my personal computers...
> 
> any explanation?

Of course, it is always dangerous to compare the performance of an application on different computer platforms, due to differences in hard- and software (handling). However, as far as I know, a important factor of influence on the performance of Matlab under Leopard (or any previous version of Mac OS X) is due to a slower Java-engine provided than what comes with MS Windows. The development of the Java-engine on the Mac is lacking behind compared to its Windows-counterpart, although Apple and Sun are trying to get it update. Correct me, if I am wrong!