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Originally Posted by tom

Mac Set-Up Instructions.

1. Remove Packaging.
2. Plug mouse and keyboard into USB ports.
3. Plug one end of the power socket into the Mac, the other into the power supply.
4. Press the ON button.

Done.

The main reason for the simplicity (and hence lack of flexibility, software compatibility issues, reduced performance etc) is that for the average Mac user anything more complicated and their brains would melt.