What did they do to mass produce games?

[FONT=arial,helvetica]CD-ROM Manufacturing Process:

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[/FONT] Glass Master The Glass master is produced directly from the customer's file. An optically ground, glass disc is coated with 1/10th micron thick layer of photoresist. This is exposed or "written" by a laser which produces a pattern of pits, transferring the information from the master.



Father The master disc is electroplated with nickel which, when separated from the master, forms a negative known as the "Father".
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Mother The father could be used to replicate CD's, but this would wear out too quickly. Instead, several "Mothers" (or positives) are created by plating the Father.[/FONT]



Stamper In the third plating stage, each Mother is used to create a number of Stampers. These are used to actually mold the pit structure onto the CDs.



Clear Disc Similarly to conventional methods, CDs are made using injection molding techniques and a Stamper.


CD-Rom Disc The information surface is coated with a micron thick layer of aluminium to provide a reflective surface. This is the surface actually read by the CD player. The reflective surface is protected by a lacquer coating. The disc's label is then printed directly onto the disc.
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Not a fan of the modern injection method, not enough aluminum.
My old Cd-roms are a lot more robust than the new ones.