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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(a)


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the 
Registration Statement of Form S-8 of CompUSA Inc. pertaining to the CompUSA 
Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan and to the incorporation by reference therein of
our report dated August 9, 1995, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of CompUSA Inc. included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended June 24, 1995, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Dallas, Texas
July 3, 1996
