Before revision: 250px|Five-pin male 180° DIN connector from a 1988 Schneider MF2 keyboard by Cherry The DIN connector is an electrical connector that was standardized by the (DIN), the German Institute for Standards, in the early 1970s .
After revision: , although it was already in use by the mid 1960's250px|Five-pin male 180° DIN connector from a 1988 Schneider MF2 keyboard by Cherry The DIN connector is an electrical connector that was standardized by the (DIN), the German Institute for Standards, in the early 1970s .