Using Mac as local wireless webserver (without internet connection)

I want to use a freestanding Mac as a wireless webserver. The mac couldn't be connected to the internet but would hold all its content locally, which would be accessible to other devices on a wireless network.
I feel sure this should be possible somehow but I'm not sure what direction to take. Can anyone give me any pointers?
Thanks for any suggestions!

So I buy th iPad, I buy the applet TV, I install my own local area wireless network and purchase the Lion King and I still can't drive down the road in my RV and play the movie for my kids? Seems a bit idiotic. What are they trying to authorize? If I purchased the movie for $19.99 don't I own the rights to watch it? The technology seems like a perfect fit for a road trip in the RV since we can buy/rent the movies for download before the trip and then stream them to the tv whie on the road.
I guess I will return the hardware get my money back and revert back to VHS tapes. At least those we actually mine once I paid for them...

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I'm not certain the post I sent was posted correctly, as I added it as a reply to a 3-year old thread. Since this is a recently-active thread, though not specific to the issue at hand, I thought I'd post again:
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