Like Apple Computer, it began in a garage in Cupertino, California, but for most of the company's existence it was based in nearby Mountain View.

[2][3] The first products from Skyles Electric Works were memory expansions and keyboards (the first PETs had calculator-style keys which were unsuited to touch-typing).

[4] The earliest software products were firmware, including the Command-O and Disk-O-Pro, which enhanced the BASIC language of the PET.

[5] The company also published cassette and disk-based software including Busicalc, the first spreadsheet program for the Commodore 64, and which was licensed from Supersoft in England.

[10] Among the company's last offerings were memory expansion boards for the 500, 1000, and 2000 models of the Amiga computer.