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)
                                          
                                          
                                 SEPTEMBER 18, 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
  
  On September 18, 1996, AST Research, Inc. (the "Company") announced that Noh
  Byung Park has been named Senior Vice President, Worldwide Product Development
  and Manufacturing and an officer of the Company.  A copy of the press release is
  attached to this report, and is incorporated herein by reference.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
  Exhibit
  Number    Description
  
  99.1      Press Release dated September 18, 1996 announcing that Noh Byung Park
            has been named Senior Vice President, Worldwide Product Development 
            and Manufacturing and an officer 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  /s/ DENNIS R. LEIBEL
                                    ---------------------
                                    Dennis R. Leibel
                                    Senior Vice President
                                    Legal, Administration and Secretary
  
  
  Date:  September 18, 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)
                                          
                                          
                                 SEPTEMBER 18, 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
  
  On September 18, 1996, AST Research, Inc. (the "Company") announced that Noh
  Byung Park has been named Senior Vice President, Worldwide Product Development
  and Manufacturing and an officer of the Company.  A copy of the press release is
  attached to this report, and is incorporated herein by reference.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
  Exhibit
  Number    Description
  
  99.1      Press Release dated September 18, 1996 announcing that Noh Byung Park
            has been named Senior Vice President, Worldwide Product Development 
            and Manufacturing and an officer 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  /s/ DENNIS R. LEIBEL
                                    ---------------------
                                    Dennis R. Leibel
                                    Senior Vice President
                                    Legal, Administration and Secretary
  
  Date:  September 18, 1996