<ARTICLE>  5
                 <MULTIPLIER>  1,000
                <PERIOD-TYPE>  3-mos
            <FISCAL-YEAR-END>  Jun-30-1997
               <PERIOD-START>  Jul-01-1996
                 <PERIOD-END>  Sep-30-1996
                       <CASH>  649
                 <SECURITIES>  0
                <RECEIVABLES>  1,957
                 <ALLOWANCES>  0
                  <INVENTORY>  2,332
             <CURRENT-ASSETS>  5,352
                       <PP&E>  4,738
               <DEPRECIATION>  0
               <TOTAL-ASSETS>  10,419
        <CURRENT-LIABILITIES>  3,960
                      <BONDS>  5,996
                     <COMMON>  100
        <PREFERRED-MANDATORY>  0
                  <PREFERRED>  0
                   <OTHER-SE>  363
 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>  10,419
                      <SALES>  3,148
             <TOTAL-REVENUES>  3,742
                        <CGS>  2,092
                <TOTAL-COSTS>  2,467
             <OTHER-EXPENSES>  0
             <LOSS-PROVISION>  0
           <INTEREST-EXPENSE>  163
              <INCOME-PRETAX>  217
                 <INCOME-TAX>  110
          <INCOME-CONTINUING>  107
               <DISCONTINUED>  0
              <EXTRAORDINARY>  0
                    <CHANGES>  0
                 <NET-INCOME>  107
                <EPS-PRIMARY>  .01
                <EPS-DILUTED>  .01

<FN>

This  schedule  contains  summary  financial  information  extracted  from the
consolidated  financial  statements  of  NBI,  Inc. for the three months ended
September  30,  1996  and  is  qualified  in its entirety by reference to such
financial  statements.