Matlab release 2008a for Windows Matlab release 2008a for Windows It is not necessary to remove the existing setup for any earler version of Matlab. More than one version can appear, for example, in your 'Programs' menu. This version requires about 1 GB of local disk space. You can check out the extensive for this version. Matlab 2008a can be downloaded from the Xweb to your PC using the instructions in this document.
You can then run Matlab 2008a using one of several possible licenses. You can either use you own individual or group license, supplied to you by your Matlab license administrator, or you can Use one of the 8 floating licenses available to anyone at SLAC, to the extent such a license is still available for checking out. It is also possible to set up your license environment to use both your own license for the main Matlab application and your own toolboxes, together with the floating licenses for toolboxes available with the floating licenses.