- Almost every computer in North Korea runs on a North Korea-made operating system called "Red Star."
- A former Google employee purchased a copy of North Korea's operating system before returning to America, which lets us see what it's like to use a computer in the country.
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When former Google employee Will Scott had the chance to visit the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, he also purchased a copy of North Korea's "Red Star 3" operating system before returning to America.
Little was publicly known about Red Star 3 at the time.
North Korea used to use Windows, but it has since created Red Star 3, which is designed to look a lot like Apple's macOS operating system. Red Star 4 is reportedly in the works, but for now, most people in North Korea are still on the third version.
From stunning and picturesque wallpapers to removing South Korea from the available time zones, here's what it's like to use a computer in North Korea:
This is the startup screen when you first boot up Red Star 3.
When installing Red Star 3, you're prompted to select a city for your time zone. Interestingly enough, Seoul, South Korea, isn't an option.
This is the log-in screen.
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