<s>
The	O
mini-DIN	B-Protocol
connectors	I-Protocol
are	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
multi-pin	O
electrical	B-Protocol
connectors	I-Protocol
used	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini-DIN	B-Protocol
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
larger	O
,	O
older	O
DIN	B-Architecture
connector	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini-DIN	B-Protocol
connectors	I-Protocol
are	O
in	O
diameter	O
and	O
come	O
in	O
seven	O
patterns	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
pins	O
from	O
three	O
to	O
nine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
each	O
drastically	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
simultaneously	O
and	O
directly	O
overlapping	O
similarities	O
in	O
(	O
1	O
)	O
pin	O
arrangement	O
,	O
(	O
2	O
)	O
square	O
key	O
size	O
and	O
position	O
,	O
(	O
3	O
)	O
circular	O
shielding	O
metal	O
skirt	O
notches	O
and	O
metallic	O
additions	O
:	O
in	O
this	O
they	O
differ	O
from	O
the	O
nonstandard	O
mini-DIN	B-Protocol
connectors	I-Protocol
which	O
may	O
have	O
directly	O
overlapping	O
characteristics	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
or	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
mini-DIN	B-Protocol
connectors	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
notable	O
examples	O
of	O
standard	O
mini-DIN	B-Protocol
connectors	I-Protocol
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Mini-DIN-3	O
connectors	O
were	O
used	O
in	O
early	O
implementations	O
of	O
Apple	O
LocalTalk	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini-DIN-4	O
connectors	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
S-video	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
used	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
Desktop	I-Device
Bus	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini-DIN-6	O
connectors	O
were	O
used	O
for	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatible	O
PS/2	B-Protocol
keyboard	I-Protocol
and	O
mouse	O
ports	O
and	O
for	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
keyboards	O
(	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
A7000	O
,	O
these	O
were	O
proprietary	O
,	O
while	O
A7000	O
and	O
later	O
devices	O
were	O
standardised	O
PS/2	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini-DIN-8	O
connectors	O
were	O
used	O
for	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
ports	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
serial	O
printer	O
,	O
modem	O
,	O
and	O
Apple	O
LocalTalk	B-Device
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
pad	O
connector	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
video	O
game	O
system	O
and	O
its	O
variants	O
(	O
except	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
USA	O
variant	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
a	O
full	O
sized	O
DIN-8	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
connector	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
controller	O
peripheral	O
for	O
the	O
Philips	B-Device
CD-i	I-Device
video	O
game	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini-DIN-9	O
connectors	O
were	O
used	O
for	O
Acorn	B-Device
Archimedes	I-Device
Quadrature	O
Mice	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Device
InPort	I-Device
Bus	B-Device
Mice	I-Device
(	O
not	O
interchangeable	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
Audio/Video	O
output	O
port	O
of	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
gaming	O
consoles	O
on	O
Model	O
2	O
variants	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
32X	B-Device
addon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini-DIN-7	O
and	O
Mini-DIN-9	O
connectors	O
have	O
been	O
used	O
for	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
iRobot	O
Roomba	O
Vacuum	O
cleaning	O
robots	O
use	O
a	O
Mini-DIN-7	O
to	O
expose	O
an	O
interface	O
for	O
custom	O
sensing	O
and	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini-DIN-6	O
and	O
Mini-DIN-8	O
connectors	O
are	O
frequently	O
used	O
in	O
ham	O
radio	O
applications	O
to	O
interface	O
with	O
computers	O
for	O
data	O
packet	O
communications	O
and	O
radio	O
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
non-standard	O
sockets	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
mate	O
with	O
standard	O
mini-DIN	B-Protocol
plugs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
non-standard	O
connectors	O
mate	O
only	O
with	O
their	O
matching	O
connectors	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
mini-DIN	B-Protocol
connectors	I-Protocol
only	O
in	O
the	O
sense	O
of	O
sharing	O
the	O
9.5mm	O
plug	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
mini-DIN	B-Protocol
style	O
plugs	B-Protocol
are	O
not	O
approved	O
by	O
the	O
Deutsches	O
Institut	O
für	O
Normung	O
,	O
the	O
German	O
standards	O
body	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
applications	O
could	O
be	O
considered	O
proprietary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
3-pin	O
and	O
4-pin	O
DC	O
power	O
connectors	O
look	O
similar	O
enough	O
to	O
Mini-DIN	B-Protocol
connectors	I-Protocol
to	O
be	O
erroneously	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Mini-DIN	B-Protocol
"	O
connectors	O
sometimes	O
.	O
</s>
