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 6, 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 6, 1996, AST Research, Inc. (the "Company") announced the
  resignation of Joseph E. Norberg as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
  Officer.  The Company also announced that it is commencing a search to fill the
  CFO position and that Won Suk Yang, Senior Executive Managing Director of
  Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and a director of the Company, will serve as
  acting CFO in the interim.  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 6, 1996 announcing the resignation of
            Joseph E. Norberg as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
            Officer.  The Company also announced that Won Suk Yang, Senior
            Executive Managing Director of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and a
            director of the Company, will serve as acting CFO.
  
  
  
                                     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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 1996, AST Research, Inc. (the "Company") announced the
  resignation of Joseph E. Norberg as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
  Officer.  The Company also announced that it is commencing a search to fill the
  CFO position and that Won Suk Yang, Senior Executive Managing Director of
  Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and a director of the Company, will serve as
  acting CFO in the interim.  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 6, 1996 announcing the resignation of
            Joseph E. Norberg as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
            Officer.  The Company also announced that Won Suk Yang, Senior
            Executive Managing Director of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and a
            director of the Company, will serve as acting CFO.
  
                                     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 6, 1996