| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer |
| Founded | 1983 in Torrance, California |
| Founders |
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| Defunct | 1987 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
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Pronto Computers, Inc., was an American computer company based in Torrance, California, active from 1983 to 1987.[1] During its brief existence, the company released a duo of IBM PC compatible computer systems and a family of high-spec graphics cards. Pronto's first product, the System 16, was widely lauded for its graphical prowess and industrial design; in 1983, I.D. magazine named it the best-designed product in the field of instrumentation and equipment.[2] The System 16 was followed up with the Pronto Transportable Solution, a portable computer. Both it and the Pronto 16 ran the Intel 80186, a microprocessor seldom used in IBM PC compatibles. Pronto Computers went bankrupt shortly after the Black Monday financial crisis of 1987.