The Logbook: A brief history of North Korea's computer network

BlockchainsMay 13, 2020, 6:01PM EDT
UPDATED: March 10, 2022, 5:20PM EST
The Logbook: A brief history of North Korea's computer network
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Between 1990 and 2000, the North Korean government ramped up its efforts to upgrade its IT infrastructure and develop a Linux-based operating system, called Red Star OS.

Red Star OS featured Naenara — which roughly translates to "My Nation" — a modified Firefox browser for accessing the country's Kwangmyong intranet service, which was released in 1996. With Kwangmyong, upper-class North Korean citizens could visit a few dozen North Korean websites to read government-sanctioned news (see propaganda) and buy airline tickets.

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