Great expectations. AmigaWorld was ready for the beach this month, but it rained. Damned New England weather; there'll be a foot of snow again before you can say "Legs Diamond" (Linda. Senior Editor News-and-Flooze gal, left center), or "flickerFixer.” Which reminds us: we did spend some considerable time this month (see the feature article and the Reviews) on a product to help you beat the hi-res interlaced blues. Our writers loved it; our Reviews man said "it's leagues ahead of sunglasses.” Well, at S595 it should be! We spent only about S100 to outfit the whole staff, including the Teddy Bears, who were miffed because they were supposed to be on last month's cover. And yes. Bob's dog Mae to the left of Bob, the ramblin’ wreck of Amiga Tech. Right. All to show you a cheaper, and more fun, way to do it. We hope the sun is shining where you are and, by the way, get involved in our Summer ’88 Treasure Hunt and win some good stuff. (Before Barbara does; she’s our Reviews Fashion Editor, right center Barb made her mother change her name and move to Peoria, Illinois, so she could send in a phoney correct solution.) That spacey character in the center rear is Guy, the person responsible for AmigaWorld. The rest of us are Dan (senior word warden, behind the potted palm), Shawn (head manager-type and video mogul, supporting "Legs"), and, of course, the bears. The person who orchestrated this whole scene is Roger Goode of our design staff. The photographer would rather keep his name out of it but, what the heck, Frank Cordelle did it and he should have known better! I'VE BEEN DOING a lot of traveling lately Hannover, Washington, Atlanta, Kansas, Florida, New York and I’m approaching a state of permanent jet lag. My kids don't recognize me anymore, and hotels are beginning to feel like home. I hope you all appreciate my efforts and don't think that T have a glamorous job. It's a lot of fun, but sometimes I feel envious of mall janitors. All they have to do is shamble about, sweeping up cigarette butts. They don't have to travel, make speeches, or write editorials. These past few months have been exciting for Commodore and the Amiga. New products have been announced and talked about. But when are all these things going to be available? When are they going to be real? I heard a number of questions like those when Commodore announced the A2000. Should I wait before buying something because a newer version will be coming along soon? Should I start thinking about trading in my A2000 for an A2500? I don't think so. First, there is no guarantee that a particular new product will ever be for sale. Second, I wouldn't hold my breath on any of these new Amiga products. Some will be ready by the end of the summer, many will d be ready sometime in the fall, and some won't be ready until1989. Which ones will show up First? 1.8 will probably be the first. 1.4 and the new chip set might become 1989 products. The A2500s are just A2()0()s with extra hoards and memory, so if you own a 2000, you already own a 2500 chassis. The Transputer is probably the longest shot of the hunch. 1 have my doubts about the release dates (and quality) of the two video boards, so il you need one, don’t wail for Commodore. The new monitors depend on other manufacturers, so they are anybody’s guess. I'm sure there will be an Amiga 3000 someday but I'm also sure that eventually ihere will be a manned mission to Mars. Commodore is making an effort to make everything upgradable in the Amiga line.