Exhibit  99.1

                            SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

NBI,  Inc.
1880,  Industrial  Circle,  Suite  F
Longmont,  Colorado    80501

Ladies  and  Gentlemen:

     The  undersigned hereby subscribes for and irrevocably agrees to purchase
the  number  of  units  ("Units") set forth below, each Unit consisting of one
share  of Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock of NBI, Inc. (the "Company") and
two  Common Stock Purchase Warrants of NBI, Inc.  The undersigned has received
a  copy  of  the Prospectus dated October __, 1998 relating to the offering of
Units  prior  to  delivery  of  this  Subscription  Agreement.

     Under penalty of perjury, the undersigned certifies that (A) the taxpayer
identification  number shown in this Subscription Agreement is correct and (B)
the  undersigned  is  not  subject  to  backup  withholding  because  (i)  the
undersigned  has  not  been  notified  that he, she or it is subject to backup
withholding  as  a result of a failure to report all interest and dividends or
(ii) the Internal Revenue Service has notified the undersigned that he, she or
it  is  no longer subject to backup withholding.  (If the undersigned has been
notified  that he, she or it is subject to backup withholding and the Internal
Revenue  Service  has  not advised the undersigned that backup withholding has
been  terminated,  strike  out  item  (B).)

     The  undersigned  hereby  agrees  to  be  bound  by  all of the terms and
conditions  of  the  Prospectus  and  this  Subscription  Agreement.    If the
undersigned  is  a  corporation,  partnership,  benefit  plan  or  IRA,  the
undersigned certifies that it has all requisite authority to acquire the Units
hereby  subscribed  for  and  to  enter into this Subscription Agreement.  The
officer,  partner  or  fiduciary  of  the  subscribing  entity  has  been duly
authorized by all requisite action on the part of such entity to execute these
documents  on its behalf; such authorization has not been revoked and is still
in  full  force  and  effect.

     Prior to the date of acceptance of subscriptions for the minimum offering
amount  of  370,000  Units ($3,700,000), subscription funds will be held in an
escrow  account as provided in the Prospectus.  If the minimum offering amount
is not sold by the Company by the Initial Offering Expiration Date of December
31,  1998,  or  such  later date as the offering is extended by the Company as
provided  in the Prospectus, the offering will terminate and all funds held in
the escrow account will be promptly returned to investors, without interest or
deduction.

(This is not an offer of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer is
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not  registered  or  qualified.)
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                                   NBI, INC.
                            Subscription Agreement
                                Signature Page

Account  Registration:                                   Date:________________

_________________________________________________________
Name  in  Which  Shares  and  Warrants  should  be  registered

Check  appropriate  designation        Mailing address and telephone
if joint ownership:                    and fax numbers for Corporate Records:

__  Joint  Tenants with Right            __________________________________
     of  Survivorship                    __________________________________
__  Tenants  in  Common                  Telephone:_________________________
__  Community  Property                  Fax:______________________________


Investment  amount:    $_________              _______ shares of Preferred Stock
(Number  of  Units  times  $10  per  Unit)     _______  Warrants

Initial  Election  for  Payment of Dividends: (check below whether you wish to
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receive  payment  of  dividends  in  shares  of  preferred  stock  or  cash)
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Payment  in  shares  of  Preferred  Stock:  ___          Payment  in  Cash:___

REMINDER:    AS  PROVIDED  IN  THE  PROSPECTUS,  IN  THE EVENT THE COMPANY HAS
INSUFFICIENT  FUNDS  TO PAY ALL ACCRUED DIVIDENDS, INVESTORS WHO ELECT PAYMENT
IN  ADDITIONAL SHARES OF PREFERRED STOCK WILL RECEIVE THEIR DIVIDENDS PRIOR TO
THE  INVESTORS  WHO  ELECT  TO  RECEIVE  THEIR  DIVIDENDS  IN  CASH.


___________________________                ___________________________
Signature  of  Subscriber                  Signature of Co-Subscriber (if any)
___________________________                ___________________________
Print name of individual subscriber        Print  name  of  individual 
and name and title of signing officer      co-subscriber and name and title
of corporation, partnership, other         of signing officer of corporation,
entity, custodial or trustee subscriber    partnership, other entity, custodial
                                           or trustee co-subscriber  
_________________________                  ______________________
Soc.  Sec.  or  Tax  ID#                   Soc.  Sec.  or  Tax  ID#
of  Subscriber                             of Co-Subscriber

      (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED INSTRUCTIONS ON PAYMENT AND DELIVERY OF FUNDS)



                           INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAYMENT
                         PRIOR TO INITIAL CLOSING DATE



     Subscribers  must  deliver  Subscription Agreements, together with  funds
for  the  entire  amount of Units subscribed for, to Southern California Bank.
Funds  may  be  delivered  by  check  payable to "SCB FBO NBI, Inc. Escrow No.
11781-GG", sent to the attention of Gloria Garriott, Southern California Bank,
4100  Newport  Place,  Suite 130, Newport Beach, California  92660, or by wire
transfer  sent  in  accordance  with the following wire transfer instructions:

                        Southern  California  Bank
                        Account  No.:  1900307
                        ABA/Routing  No.:  1222-2693-7
                        Escrow  No.:  11781-GG
                        Wire  sent  from:  (Name  of  Subscriber)



                           INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAYMENT
                          AFTER INITIAL CLOSING DATE



     Subscribers must deliver Subscription Agreements, together with funds for
the  entire  amount  of  Units  subscribed  for, to the Company.  Funds may be
delivered  by  check payable to "NBI, Inc.", sent to the attention of Marjorie
A. Cogan, Chief Financial Officer, NBI, Inc., 1880 Industrial Circle, Suite F,
Longmont,  Colorado    80501.