Can't install MATLAB R2014a_unix on recently bought macbook air... help please!

Hey all, I recently bought a macbook air (10.9.4) but I cannot install Matlab. I get the following message when I try to click the InstallForMacOSX

You can’t open the application “InstallForMacOSX” because PowerPC applications are no longer supported.

Help would be appreciated!

Thanks.

Answer 1

[John D'Errico]

More important is what version of MATLAB are you trying to install?

That release is too old to work on the new Mac that you have. You will need a new version. Any release that references "PowerPC" is an old one, probably an old student version?

[mt]

Trying to get a MATLAB installed. But something that ain't too obsolete.

[John D'Errico]

OSX 10.9.4 will probably need the most recent release, or close to that.

Answer 2

[Jesse]

PowerPC? Which processor do you have?

[mt]

Processor 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5