Older stuff is harder to come by for everyone. CDRs are dirt cheap there were many more of these produced.
It's very serious actually. It's very common for this to happen. Though it's more common on some systems than others. PS3 builds come up usually more finalized unlike 360 builds. Gamecube builds are just plain rare due to the way Nintendo did things.
Ah ha! Finally, good to see it working. Nothing special but still a nice find! Any noticeable differences?
Having just discovered this thread I was really hoping it was something for the 32X that we've never seen before. Still cool nonetheless.