The aim with Very Easy Setting up of Local Server on Mac is to support complete novices and beginners.

To show them that it is not a difficult thing to do and you can do it without being a technical expert.

Hopefully it will encourage installation and exploration of WordPress even by those who haven't even begun to explore hosting options, know what ftp is or read write permissions - perhaps thinking it's to do with books.

Trying for – KISS – keep it simple.

Especially in the first part of the instructions.

I've since found other instructions written in 2005 by http://michaeldoig.net/?p=4