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)
                                          
                                          
                                    JUNE 7, 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 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
  On June 7, 1995, the Company announced that it has set June 30, 1995 as the date
  for its special stockholder meeting to vote on the previously announced $377.5
  million strategic investment in AST by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.  The
  Company also announced that it has restated its historical financial results for
  the fiscal year ended July 2, 1994 and subsequent quarterly periods in
  connection with the SEC's review of AST's proxy materials for the special
  stockholder meeting.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to
  this Report, and is incorporated herein by this reference.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
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  Exhibit                                                                                Sequential
  Number           Description                                                            Page No.
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    99             Press release issued by the Registrant on June 7, 1995,
                   announcing the special stockholder meeting date and the                  3-6
                   restatement of the Company's fiscal 1994 financial statements
                   and subsequent fiscal 1995 quarterly financial statements.
  
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                                     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
                                  Bruce C. Edwards
                                  Executive Vice President
                                    and Chief Financial Officer
  
  
  
  
  
  Date: June 7, 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)
                                          
                                          
                                    JUNE 7, 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 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
  On June 7, 1995, the Company announced that it has set June 30, 1995 as the date
  for its special stockholder meeting to vote on the previously announced $377.5
  million strategic investment in AST by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.  The
  Company also announced that it has restated its historical financial results for
  the fiscal year ended July 2, 1994 and subsequent quarterly periods in
  connection with the SEC's review of AST's proxy materials for the special
  stockholder meeting.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to
  this Report, and is incorporated herein by this reference.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  Exhibit                                                                                Sequential
  Number           Description                                                            Page No.
  99             Press release issued by the Registrant on June 7, 1995,
                   announcing the special stockholder meeting date and the                  3-6
                   restatement of the Company's fiscal 1994 financial statements
                   and subsequent fiscal 1995 quarterly financial statements.
  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
                                  Bruce C. Edwards
                                  Executive Vice President
                                    and Chief Financial Officer
  
  Date: June 7, 1995