AST Research

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
• AST Mac286 - DOS card for NuBus

PC Clones

• AST Power Premium 4/33 - 486 system
• AST Premium 486/33
• AST Premium 486/33E
• AST Premium II 386/25
• AST Advantage! Adventure 6066d - 486 system
• AST Advantage! Adventure 4050d
• AST Advantage! Adventure 466
• AST Advantage! Adventure 486SX/33
• AST Advantage! Pro 486SX/25 - 486 system
• AST Advantage! 812E - Pentium system
• AST Advantage! Plus 486DX/33
• AST Advantage! 622
• AST Adventure! 200
• AST Bravo LC 4/33 - 486 system
• AST Bravo LC 4/66d
• AST Bravo 4/33
• AST Bravo/286
• AST Bravo/386SX
• AST Bravo MS 5133
• AST Premmia 4/66d
• AST Premmia 4/33

Laptops

• AST Premium Exec 386SX/20 - 386 laptop
• AST Premium Exec 386SX/25
• AST PowerExec 4/33SL
• AST Bravo NB 4/33s
• AST Bravo NB 4/25s
• AST Advantage! Explorer 486SX/33
• AST Advantage! NB-SX20
• AST Advantage! NB-SX25
• AST Advantage! NB 486SX/33
• AST Ascentia M 6000
• AST Ascentia P Series
• AST Ascentia J Series
• AST Ascentia A Series
• AST Ascentia 900N
• AST Ascentia 950N

Misc

• AST-VGA Plus
• AST-FourPort/XN
• AST MegaPlus II
• AST SixPakPlus
• AST G-11 Six Pak 286
• AST G-13 Rampage Plus 286 (Ver. II/III)
• AST Rampage 286 Expanded Memory Card
• AST Rampage AT (202079-001)
• AST Rampage!
• AST Rampage/2
• AST Advantage-Pak
• AST MegaPak
• AST 3G-Plus II
• AST VGA
• AST 3G-Plus
• AST GRiDpad 2390

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