8 0 s , ▁the ▁Chief ▁line ▁needed ▁updating ▁and ▁a ▁crash ▁program ▁was ▁undert aken ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁press ▁that ▁could ▁comp ete ▁with ▁the ▁A . B . D ick ▁ 9 8 0 0 ▁series . ▁ ▁The ▁Super Ch ief ▁was ▁thus ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁with ▁many ▁fla ws . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁worked ▁out , ▁and ▁the ▁basic ▁design ▁was ▁re - launch ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁as ▁the ▁X - Press ▁line . ▁ ▁Unfortunately , ▁this ▁was ▁too ▁late ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁reputation ▁of ▁the ▁Chief ▁line ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁shut ▁down ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁ ▁confusion , ▁Jim ▁Hugh es ▁of ▁Pr inter ' s ▁Part s ▁Store ▁purchased ▁the ▁assets ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁operated ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁A TF - Graph ic ▁Product s , ▁s elling ▁press es ▁that ▁were ▁on ▁hand ▁and ▁supp lying ▁spare ▁parts . ▁ ▁W ishing ▁to ▁rev ive ▁the ▁David son ▁line ▁of ▁press es , ▁the ▁Chief ▁line ▁was ▁sold ▁off ▁to ▁Jim ▁W heet ▁who ▁now ▁supplies ▁parts ▁for ▁existing ▁press es ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁A TF ▁Services ▁Inc ., ▁while ▁it ▁is ▁unclear ▁if ▁Pr inter ' s ▁Part s ▁remains ▁interested ▁in ▁rev iving ▁the ▁David son ▁line ▁of ▁press es . ▁ ▁Type faces ▁ ▁Cons olid ations ▁and ▁mer gers ▁ ▁Original ▁cons olid ation ▁The ▁original ▁group ▁of ▁found