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Developed PC upgrade components and x86 based clone computers until the late 1990s. | Developed PC upgrade components and x86 based clone computers until the late 1990s. AST Research was acquired by Samsung in 1997, and the name was briefly used in 1999-2001 as "AST Computers." | ||
=Products= | =Products= | ||
===Apple/Macintosh=== | ===Apple/Macintosh=== | ||
* [[AST RamStak]] - memory card for the Apple Lisa / Macintosh XL | * [[AST RamStak]] - memory card for the Apple Lisa / Macintosh XL | ||
* [[AST-VisionPlus]] - video input card for the Apple IIgs | * [[AST-VisionPlus]] - video input card for the [[Apple IIgs]] | ||
* [[AST Mac86]] - DOS card for [[Macintosh SE]] | |||
===PC Clones=== | ===PC Clones=== | ||
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* [[AST Advantage! Adventure 6066d]] - 486 system | * [[AST Advantage! Adventure 6066d]] - 486 system | ||
* [[AST Advantage! Pro 486SX/25]] - 486 system | * [[AST Advantage! Pro 486SX/25]] - 486 system | ||
* [[AST Advantage! 812E]] - Pentium system | |||
* [[AST Bravo LC 4/33]] - 486 system | * [[AST Bravo LC 4/33]] - 486 system | ||
* [[AST | * [[AST Bravo LC 4/66d]] | ||
* [[AST Bravo 4/33]] | |||
===Laptops=== | ===Laptops=== | ||
* [[AST Premium Exec 386SX/20]] - 386 laptop | |||
* [[AST Bravo NB 4/33s]] | * [[AST Bravo NB 4/33s]] | ||
* [[AST Advantage! Explorer 486SX/33]] | |||
===Misc=== | |||
* [[AST-VGA Plus]] | |||
* [[AST-FourPort/XN]] | |||
* [[AST MegaPlus II]] | |||
=Documentation= | =Documentation= | ||
* https://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/computing/general/ASTRESEARCH/ - AST technical bulletin archive | * https://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/computing/general/ASTRESEARCH/ - AST technical bulletin archive | ||
=External Resources= | |||
* http://www.sandyflat.net/digerati/ast486/drivers/d-other/index.htm - misc AST setup disks/utilities | |||
[[Category:Companies]] | |||
Revision as of 11:06, 15 October 2020
Developed PC upgrade components and x86 based clone computers until the late 1990s. AST Research was acquired by Samsung in 1997, and the name was briefly used in 1999-2001 as "AST Computers."
Products
Apple/Macintosh
- AST RamStak - memory card for the Apple Lisa / Macintosh XL
- AST-VisionPlus - video input card for the Apple IIgs
- AST Mac86 - DOS card for Macintosh SE
PC Clones
- AST Power Premium 4/33 - 486 system
- AST Advantage! Adventure 6066d - 486 system
- AST Advantage! Pro 486SX/25 - 486 system
- AST Advantage! 812E - Pentium system
- AST Bravo LC 4/33 - 486 system
- AST Bravo LC 4/66d
- AST Bravo 4/33
Laptops
Misc
Documentation
- https://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/computing/general/ASTRESEARCH/ - AST technical bulletin archive
External Resources
- http://www.sandyflat.net/digerati/ast486/drivers/d-other/index.htm - misc AST setup disks/utilities