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                      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 
 
                                 July 23, 1996
               Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) 
 
                           ADAPTIVE SOLUTIONS, INC. 
            (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) 
 
            Oregon                         0-22472              93-0981962 
(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer 
incorporation or organization)                               Identification 
                                                                   No.) 
     1400 N.W. Compton Drive, Suite 340 
               Beaverton, Oregon                                  97006 
  (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code) 
 
                                (503) 690-1236 
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 
 
                                Not Applicable 
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 

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Item 5.  Other Events 
 
     On July 23, 1996, Adaptive Solutions, Inc., an Oregon corporation (the 
"Registrant"), announced its financial results for the three months ended June
30, 1996.
 
     Exhibits 
 
          99.1  Press Release dated July 23, 1996, relating to the Event.

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                                  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. 
 
Dated:  July 26, 1996              ADAPTIVE SOLUTIONS, INC. 
 
 
                                   By:  /c/ Norm Rush 
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                                      Norm Rush 
                                      Controller 
                                      (Principal Financial and Accounting 
                                      Officer)

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                           ADAPTIVE SOLUTIONS, INC. 
 
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99.1    Press Release dated July 23, 1996, relating to the Event.        6