Computer system with power control based on the operational status of terminals

摘要

A computer system as a processor which operates under control of an operating system stored in memory to execute programs in response to commands received from operator terminals. Power is supplied to the processor from a power control circuit, and a terminal status-monitoring circuit operating under its own power supply monitors the operational status of the operator terminals and causes power to be supplied to the processor from the power control circuit when any one of the operator terminals has been turned on. When all of the operator terminals have been turned off, a command is sent to the processor from the power control circuit to initiate termination processing after which power supply is removed from the processor.