Editing Kerista (section)

===Work Life / Abacus===

The Keristans shared income and could choose whether to have outside paying jobs or work within the community (which operated several businesses, a legally incorporated church, and an educational non-profit organization).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://communalsocieties.hamilton.edu/islandora/object/hamLibCom:6051#page/1/mode/1up|title=An introduction to utopianism {{!}} Communal Societies|website=communalsocieties.hamilton.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref>

The most successful of the businesses was Abacus, Inc., an early Macintosh computer vendor in San Francisco, which eventually offered a variety of computer hardware, training, and services. At its height, Abacus had over 250 employees,  offices in five cities, and revenues in excess of $25 million a year. It was voted{{clarify|This is a statistical datum, not something that is "voted" on|date=December 2021}} the 33rd and 42nd fastest-growing privately held company in America by ''[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc. Magazine]]'' in 1990 and 1991 respectively, and was the top reseller of Macintosh computers in the [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]] in 1991.