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Computers in North Korea run on look-alike Mac software called 'Red Star 3.0' — here's what it's like to use

Almost every computer in North Korea runs on a North Korea-made operating system called "Red Star."

North Korea Red Star Computer
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When former Google employee Will Scott had the chance to visit thePyongyang 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.

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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:

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This is an updated version of an earlier post.

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