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The Kempston mouse was a Bus mouse interface.
[[File:Datel_genius_mouse.png|270px|thumb|Datel Genius Mouse]]


Note, the original Mice have a different pinout to either Amiga, Atari or Datel mice, so don't mix them up!
The Kempston mouse was a mouse interface for the ZX spectrum and compatables.
In particular, plugging an Amiga or ST mouse into the original interface will fry the mouse as it puts +5v right into the output of one of the mouse outputs!
 
it uses an interface with two signals per direction 180 degrees out of phase to determine the direction the mouse is going in[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incremental_encoder quadrature encoding]].
 
Note, The original Mice have a different pinout to either Amiga, Atari or Datel mice, so don't mix them up!
In particular, plugging an Amiga or ST mouse into the original interface will fry the mouse as it puts +5v right into the output of one of the mouse comparators!


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==External Links==
* [https://k1.spdns.de/Vintage/Sinclair/82/Peripherals/Mouse%20Interfaces/Kempston%20Mouse%20Interface/ black-ice] contains full details including PCB pictures and a schematic.
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