Oh man.
I just pulled out my old Dreamcast that was ruined in the fire. The "Power" button is melted shut, and I figured it was a goner. Well, I took it apart and basically sat the guts of it on my TV stand.
Put in NFL 2K1 (one of the few games I have 2 copies of) in case it spun out of control and shot off.
Hit power.
Disc didn't spin.
I thought "well, shit." It was disappointing, because the system booted up and everything. I set the time and date, could see VMU's in the controller, etc.
Then it dawned on me - there's a mechanical switch that the door closes.
Grabbed an old VMU (also saved from the fire) and depressed the switch - bam! Disc spins up.
So now I've got a spare Dreamcast.
I've seen replacement cases for them, and as it is, ncsx.com sells them for $19. That's cheaper than a new Dreamcast, so I think I'll order one and stick it in there. Ooooh boy, purple Dreamcast.
(I love that console so bad. Jesus.)
(vsp - you didn't answer me on whether or not you'd sell.
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(And yeah, I use Nero, so you can send me whatever will work in that. I can give you an anonymous FTP to upload to if you want - or you can stick it on your server. Whatever works for you works for me.)