If the demise of the Teleview Pronto and Ranger is true, I'm very sorry to
hear it. The Pronto was my first telescope in 1994, till it was stolen
several years ago. It worked well for me because I could carry it in its
case by the strap over my neck or shoulder while pushing my wheelchair to a
shadowed spot. I usually mounted it on shaky but portable camera tripods to
look at planets and bright stars. I replaced it with a Ranger bought
second hand on Ebay. I don't observe as much these days because of busy
life and increased light pollution around my apartment complex. The Pronto
even let me project the sun's face on my living room wall, and I've never
managed to do that with my other scope, a second hand Celestron C5+. I just
can't seem to get the sun in the eyepiece, even with the shadow trick or sun
pointing aids.

Sincerely,

Steve