content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                          
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                          
                                          
                                      FORM 8-K
                                          
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
  
       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                          
                                                                                  
                  Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
                                          
                                          
                            JULY 31, 1996 (JULY 29, 1996)
                                          
                                          
                                 AST RESEARCH, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                                                                                  
                                      DELAWARE
                   (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
                                          
                                                                                  
                    0-13941                         95-3525565
            (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  
  
              16215 ALTON PARKWAY
               IRVINE, CALIFORNIA                     92718
    (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)
  
                 Registrant's telephone number, including area code
                                   (714) 727-4141
  
  
                                   NOT APPLICABLE
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
                                          
  
  
  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
  Effective July 29, 1996, Carmelo J. Santoro, Ph.D., resigned as a board member
  of AST Research, Inc. (the "Company").  A copy of his letter of resignation is
  attached to this report, and is incorporated herein by reference.
  
  
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
  Exhibit
  Number    Description
  - -------   --------------------------------------------------
  99.1      Letter of resignation by Carmelo J. Santoro, Ph.D.
            to AST Research, Inc., effective July 29, 1996.
  
  
  
                                     SIGNATURES
  
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                      AST Research, Inc.
                           _______________________________________
                                         (Registrant)
  
  
                           By     /s/ JOSEPH E. NORBERG
                                  ---------------------------
                                  Joseph E. Norberg
                                  Senior Vice President
                                  and Chief Financial Officer
  
  
  Date:  July 31, 1996
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                          
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                          
                                          
                                      FORM 8-K
                                          
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                          
                                                                                  
                  Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
                                          
                                          
                            JULY 31, 1996 (JULY 29, 1996)
                                          
                                          
                                 AST RESEARCH, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                                                                                  
                                      DELAWARE
                   (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
                                          
                                                                                  
                    0-13941                         95-3525565
            (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  
              16215 ALTON PARKWAY
               IRVINE, CALIFORNIA                     92718
    (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)
  
                 Registrant's telephone number, including area code
                                   (714) 727-4141
  
                                   NOT APPLICABLE
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
                                          
  
  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
  Effective July 29, 1996, Carmelo J. Santoro, Ph.D., resigned as a board member
  of AST Research, Inc. (the "Company").  A copy of his letter of resignation is
  attached to this report, and is incorporated herein by reference.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
  Exhibit
  Number    Description
  - -------   --------------------------------------------------
  99.1      Letter of resignation by Carmelo J. Santoro, Ph.D.
            to AST Research, Inc., effective July 29, 1996.
  
                                     SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                      AST Research, Inc.
                           _______________________________________
                                         (Registrant)
  
                           By     /s/ JOSEPH E. NORBERG
                                  ---------------------------
                                  Joseph E. Norberg
                                  Senior Vice President
                                  and Chief Financial Officer
  
  Date:  July 31, 1996