AST

Founded in 1980 by Albert Wong, Safi Qureshey, and Thomas Yuen, AST Research was originally a manufacturer of expansion cards and other computer peripherals. It later began developing its own line of PCs. After suffering a series of financial losses, AST Research was acquired by Samsung on August 11, 1996. The company later ceased operation.

Later, in January 1999 AST Research was acquired by Beny Alagem, the founder of Packard Bell who created AST Computer.

• Contact information

AST Research and AST Computer is no longer in business and has no e-mail or phone support options

• Company news

1. 2001 - AST Computers went out of business and stops selling computers.
2. 1999 - AST Research was dissolved and AST Computers was formed.
3. May 1993 - Tandy sold its computer business to AST Research.

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