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COMDEX
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Also known as Computer Dealers' Exhibition

COMDEX (an abbreviation of '''COMputer Dealers' EXhibition) was a computer expo trade show held in the Las Vegas Valley of Nevada, United States, each November from 1979 to 2003. It was one of the largest computer trade shows in the world, usually second only to the German CeBIT, and one of the largest trade shows in any industry sector. COMDEX exhibitions were held in many other countries from 1982 to 2005, with 185 shows altogether. The first COMDEX was held in 1979 at the MGM Grand (now Horseshoe), with 167 exhibitors and 3,904 attendees. In 1981, the first COMDEX/Spring''' was held in New

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Recurring event.name
COMDEX
Recurring event.logo
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COMDEX Spring 1998 - S006i008.jpg
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Entrance to COMDEX/Spring '98 at the McCormick Place in Chicago
Recurring event.status
Defunct
Recurring event.genre
Computer show
Recurring event.years_active
1979–2005
Recurring event.attendance
225,000 (1996, peak)
Recurring event.website
comdex.com (archived from the original on December 6, 1998)

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Instance of
computer expo
Image
Comdex badge 1994.jpg
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start time
1979-11-00
end time
2003-11-00
inception
1979-00-00
Commons category
COMDEX
attendance
40000
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COMDEX (una abreviatura de Computer Dealers' Exhibition) era una exposición de ordenadores llevada a cabo en Las Vegas, cada noviembre desde 1979 hasta el 2003. Era una de las convenciones de negocios de ordenadores más grandes del mundo, por lo general sólo superado por el alemán CeBIT. La primera COMDEX se llevó a cabo en 1979 en el MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (ahora Bally's), con 167 expositores y 3.904 asistentes. En 1981, la COMDEX/Spring se realizó en Nueva York. En el 2000, grandes compañías como IBM, Apple Computer y Compaq decidieron dejar de participar en la COMDEX debido a los costos y a la falta de calidad. En junio de 2004, COMDEX oficialmente canceló la exposición que debía haberse realizado en Las Vegas debido a la falta de participantes. COMDEX fue cancelada definitivamente y ha sido reemplazada por .

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