Exhibit 23.1


                             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
                          CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT




NBI, Inc.
Longmont, Colorado


We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus, constituting a part of this
Registration Statement, of our report dated July 31, 1998, relating to the
financial statements of NBI, Inc., which is contained in that Prospectus.  Our
report contains an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company's ability to
continue as a going concern.  

We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus.







                                       /s/ BDO Seidman, LLP
                                       BDO Seidman, LLP







Denver, Colorado
September 8, 1998