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)
                                          
                                          
                                 FEBRUARY 1, 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
  
  At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on Thursday, January 25, 1996, the
  following persons were elected as directors of AST Research, Inc. (the
  "Company"):
  
  <TABLE>
  <CAPTION>
  ================================================================================
                                    Directors Designated by Samsung 
        Directors                   Electronics Co. Ltd. ("Samsung")
  ----------------------------      --------------------------------
    <S>                             <S>
     Ian Diery                       Hoon Choo
     Richard J. Goeglein             Kwang-Ho Kim
     Jack Petalson                   Young Soo Kim
     Safi U. Qureshey                Won Suk Yang
     Carmelo J. Santoro, Ph.D.       Hee Dong Yoo
  ================================================================================
  </TABLE>
  
  Following the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Jan. 25, 1996, at a meeting of
  the Board of Directors, the size of the Board was increased from 10 to 11
  members and Mr. Bo-Soon Song was designated by Samsung and named as an
  additional director of the Company.
  
  
  
                                     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   DENNIS R. LEIBEL
                                  Senior Vice President, Legal,
                                    Administration and Secretary
  
  Date:  February 1, 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)
                                          
                                          
                                 FEBRUARY 1, 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
  
  At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on Thursday, January 25, 1996, the
  following persons were elected as directors of AST Research, Inc. (the
  "Company"):
  ================================================================================
                                    Directors Designated by Samsung 
        Directors                   Electronics Co. Ltd. ("Samsung")
  ----------------------------      --------------------------------
  Ian Diery                       Hoon Choo
     Richard J. Goeglein             Kwang-Ho Kim
     Jack Petalson                   Young Soo Kim
     Safi U. Qureshey                Won Suk Yang
     Carmelo J. Santoro, Ph.D.       Hee Dong Yoo
  ================================================================================
  Following the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Jan. 25, 1996, at a meeting of
  the Board of Directors, the size of the Board was increased from 10 to 11
  members and Mr. Bo-Soon Song was designated by Samsung and named as an
  additional director of the Company.
  
                                     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   DENNIS R. LEIBEL
                                  Senior Vice President, Legal,
                                    Administration and Secretary
  
  Date:  February 1, 1996