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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 33-86314) pertaining to the CompSavings Plan for the Employees
of CompUSA Inc. of our report dated June 24, 1999, with respect to the
financial statements and supplemental schedules of the CompSavings Plan for
Employees of CompUSA Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1998.

                                                 /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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                                                     Ernst & Young LLP

Dallas, Texas
June 24, 1999


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