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)
                                          
                                          
                                    OCTOBER 26, 1995
                                          
                                                                            
                                          
                                 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 8.  CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR
  
  On October 26, 1995, the Board of Directors of AST Research, Inc. (the 
  "Company") approved the change of the Company's fiscal year end to the 
  Saturday closest to December 31 from the Saturday closest to June 30.  
  The Company will continue to operate within a conventional 52/53 week 
  accounting fiscal year.  The change was made in order to align the Company's 
  fiscal year end with the reporting requirements of its largest shareholder, 
  Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.  The Company intends to file a Form 10-K for 
  the transition period of July 2, 1995, to December 30, 1995.
  
  
  
                                     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 BRUCE C. EDWARDS
                                  Executive Vice President
                                    and Chief Financial Officer
  
  
  
  
  
  Date: November 6, 1995
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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)
                                          
                                          
                                    OCTOBER 26, 1995
                                          
                                                                            
                                          
                                 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 8.  CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR
  
  On October 26, 1995, the Board of Directors of AST Research, Inc. (the 
  "Company") approved the change of the Company's fiscal year end to the 
  Saturday closest to December 31 from the Saturday closest to June 30.  
  The Company will continue to operate within a conventional 52/53 week 
  accounting fiscal year.  The change was made in order to align the Company's 
  fiscal year end with the reporting requirements of its largest shareholder, 
  Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.  The Company intends to file a Form 10-K for 
  the transition period of July 2, 1995, to December 30, 1995.
  
                                     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 BRUCE C. EDWARDS
                                  Executive Vice President
                                    and Chief Financial Officer
  
  Date: November 6, 1995