SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                        
                                    FORM 10-C

                                        
                         REPORT BY ISSUER OF SECURITIES
                  QUOTED ON NASDAQ INTERDEALER QUOTATION SYSTEM


                  Filed Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                       Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
                        Rule 13a-17 or 15d-17 thereunder
                                        
                                        
                               AST RESEARCH, INC.
                 (Exact name of issuer as specified in charter)


                               16215 ALTON PARKWAY
                           IRVINE, CALIFORNIA   92718
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                        
                                 (714) 727-4141
                (Issuer's telephone number, including area code)



                   I.  CHANGE IN NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING

Indicate any change (increase or decrease) of 5% or more in the number of shares
outstanding:

  1. Title of security:  Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share.

  2. Number of shares outstanding before the change:  [44,736,900]

  3. Number of shares outstanding after the change:   [57,734,830]

  4. Effective date of change:    July 11, 1996

  5. Method of Change:    Issuance of additional shares of Common Stock toward
                          repayment of debt.

          Brief Description of Transaction:  On July 11, 1996, AST Research,
     Inc. (the "Company"), issued 4,498,594 shares of common stock to Tandy
     Corporation ("Tandy") toward paying off $30 million of a $90 million
     promissory note to Tandy related to the 1993 acquisition of Tandy's PC
     manufacturing operations.  In addition, the Company issued 8,499,336
     shares of common stock to Samsung Electronic Co. Ltd. ("Samsung") in
     exchange for $60 million in cash advanced by Samsung that was used to
     repay the remaining portion of the $90 million promissory note due to
     Tandy.  The total amount of newly issued common stock of 12,997,930
     represents approximately 22.5% of the Company's total outstanding common
     stock after all of the shares were issued.



Date:  July 15, 1996               AST RESEARCH, INC.


                              By   /s/DENNIS R. LEIBEL
                                   -----------------------------------
                                   Dennis R. Leibel
                                   Senior Vice President,
                                   Legal, Administration and Secretary