Apparatus for reducing computer system power consumption

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Abstract of the Disclosure, A battery powered computer system which monitors the address bus to determine when selected peripheral devices have not been accessed for a preset amount of time is described. When the preset amount of time has passed the system powers itself down and stops the system clock placing it in a standby mode. The system is awakened by depressing a standby switch, unless there is insufficient energy in the batteries, under which circumstances an AC power source must be connected before the system can be awakened.