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==D-subminiature== ===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. ===Male DE-9 plug=== * [[Sony NEWS NWP-411A|Sony NEWS]] keyboard * [[Wang 723T/KBD-UST|Wang terminal]] keyboard, with four pins populated * [[Bus mouse#Apple|Bus mouse]] for the original Apple Macintosh, Apple Lisa or Apple II. * Early [[Silicon Graphics]] mouse * [[Bus mouse#NEC PC-98|NEC PC-98 bus mouse]] * Apple II analogue joystick or paddle controller. ===Female DE-15 plug=== Same size as DE-9 but with 15 pins. Also used by VGA. * [[Atari interface#Atari Jaguar|Atari Jaguar]] gamepad. * [[Atari interface#Atari Extended Joystick Ports|Atari Extended Joystick ports]], mainly for adaptors to DE-9. ===Male DA-15 plug=== * [[Game port]]: Analogue and digital joysticks and gamepads * [[BBC Micro analogue in]]: Analogue joystick * [[Sun Type 3]] keyboard and/or mouse. ===Female DA-15 plug=== * Neo-Geo game controller. * Mindset joystick and mouse port. * Atari 5200 analogue joystick with numeric keypad
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