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One of the first things I ever programmed was a script that would turn the computer on around 1am, mute the audio, resume the download manager, and turn the computer off at 4am. This way I could download porn and cracked games without my parents knowing.
How did the script run if the computer was off?
I figured out how to schedule the machine to boot up at a specific time, then run the script
Only thing I can think of is Wake on LAN, but you would obviously need another PC/controller to control
I remember some PCs had an option in BIOS to turn on at specific time