OK the toolboxes can be difficult to find 1:1 replacements for, but you can find plugins for most things in SciLab so you don’t need to reinvent the wheel. The general workflow is very similar to MATLAB, but not identical so there is of course a learning curve. Everyone I know is more or less weaning off MATLAB because it’s just too damn expensive and locked to their platform.

Do you specifically need MATLAB? Because there is SciLab which is free and pretty much does the same.

So, is this datacenter only for ass or do you use it for other stuff as well?