octave vs. matlab speed

[Robert Uang]

Hi,

I have just discovered octave recently and I am
thrilled about it mainly for two reasons - 1. it is
similar to Matlab code, and 2. it is absolutely free!

However, running the same procedure in Matlab is 100x
faster than running in Octave.  Can you comment on why
this is so, and if there are any general rules of
thumb to help speed up simulation time?

Thanks,

Robert

__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around 
http://mail.yahoo.com