How do I remove a disk from my mac mini (late 2009)?

I am trying to regain my mac mini (late 2009) which came with OS X Snow Leopard. WHY? Because, after spending quite a few bucks, I have tried and failed to find a suitable substitute for APPLEWORKS. (I still have the disk)
I erased the Mac Mini's memory, so it is blank READY FOR me to install Snow Leopard. I still have 10.6.3 install disks.
HA HA. That's a laugh.
1) After I put it in the MM,& started it up using my 10.6.3 install disk. The install app told me I couldn't install this system on this computer. WHY WHY?
2) Now I have a 10.6.3 disk stuck in the MM and I don't know how to get it out.
Anybody PLEASE PLEASE !!
(Normally I use a MM (mid 2011) but I want this other MM available to me.)

Dear Allan, Very interesting solutions to a stuck disk. I'm going to keep it for future.
I finally did get my disk out - because I started up using my Mtn.Lion BU (it's a Firewire) which I connected to my old MM late 2009. There she was & I ejected it.
And I did finally get my MM 2009 working again with Snow Leopard - with the great help from ds store.
So now I have my Appleworks back too. YAH!

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