Editing Interface recognition (section)

===Female DE-9 plug===

'''Primarily mice:'''
* [[Serial interface]]. Primarily "serial mice" and trackballs. Some unorthodox devices also use it. Some joysticks with [[Game port]] use it for secondary input. Thumbscrews are common, whereas other interfaces with DE-9 ports tend to not have them. If the device is labelled as running on 12V, that is also an indicator for serial interface because most other with this port run on 5V.
* [[Bus mouse]]. Multiple types exist for: Amstrad PC, Commodore PCs/Commodore Amiga and Atari PC/Atari ST, NEC PC-98, among others.

'''Various:'''
* [[Atari interface|Atari Controller port]]: Primarily joysticks and mice for 8-bit and 16-bit home computers from Atari and Commodore. These support also numeric keypads, light pens, rotary knobs, and various other peripherals. There were add-on cards and adaptors for using Atari-compatible joysticks on other platforms.
* [[Atari interface#J-PC|J-PC]]: Japanese home-computer peripheral port. Mostly joysticks and mice. Sometimes compatible with Atari port but dangerous when not.

'''Primarily handheld joysticks:'''
* [[Atari_interface#Amstrad|Amstrad joystick port]]. Often two buttons and pass-through for second joystick.
* [[Atari_interface#Spectrum +2|Spectrum 2+ joystick port]]. The plug is often grey whereas Atari-compatible are black. Some joysticks came with two different-coloured plugs.
* [[Atari_interface#TI-99|TI-99 joystick port]].
* [[Atari_interface#Vectrex|Vectrex joystick port]]. The classic setup is an analogue joystick with four buttons.
* Intellivision game controller

'''Primarily gamepads:'''
* [[Atari_interface#Sega|Sega 8-bit/16-bit]] controller port. Sometimes compatible with Atari port but dangerous when not. (Mouse did exist but is rare and Sega-branded. Keyboard is very rare)
* 3DO gamepad. Often a game-pad with passthrough and headphone jack.
* "Famiclone": clone of Nintendo FamiCom/Nintendo Entertainment Systems. Often in style of Nintendo or Sony PlayStation controller. Probably works only with the type of console it was originally sold with.