ENFOUR TYPE COLLECTION TypeBank 01
ENFOUR TYPE COLLECTION TypeBank 01 (Feb 1999) packaged 16 TypeBank Mincho, Gothic, and Maru Gothic typefaces as PDF-embeddable CID fonts.
TypeBank / ENFOUR TYPE COLLECTION
TypeBank Professional Font Series
The TypeBank Professional Font Series (1995–1996) was the world's first CID font package: TypeBank and Ajioka kana fonts in Naked CID and OCF.
At a glance
The TypeBank Professional Font Series, launched in July 1995, was the world’s first CID font package. Released in three waves to December 1996, it delivered TypeBank Mincho, Gothic, Maru Gothic, Yokobuto Mincho, and Calligra Gothic, together with matching Shintaro Ajioka Kana fonts, as Naked CID ATM fonts with OCF PostScript printer fonts. Enfour later issued an ATM font updater to improve compatibility with Adobe applications.
Key facts
| July 1995 | TypeBank Mincho M/H; Gothic R/M/B/H; Maru Gothic R; Ajioka Kana Mincho M/H, Gothic M/B/H |
|---|---|
| March 1996 | TypeBank Mincho DE/E; Gothic DB/E; Ajioka Kana Mincho DE/E, Gothic R/DB/E, Maru Gothic R |
| December 1996 | TypeBank Maru Gothic DE/H; Yokobuto Mincho M/H; Calligra Gothic R; Ajioka Kana Maru Gothic H, Yokobuto Mincho M/H |
| Formats | ATM Naked CID; PS OCF |
Part of
The TypeBank Professional Font Series and ENFOUR TYPE COLLECTION TypeBank 01–04: Japanese CID fonts that pioneered PDF embedding.
Historical product information from Enfour’s original Japanese font site, translated into English. Prices, addresses, and ordering details from the period are omitted.
Details
From the original product pages
About the ATM font updater
Problems – Adobe Illustrator 7.0J or later: text does not display on screen (characters appear blank).
How to update: Download the updater and read the “Read Me” file included with it. Please contact us if you have any questions.
May 1999
Fonts covered by the update
Fonts not named in this list have no problem.
| Package | Font | ATM font file | Illustrator | Acrobat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Download the ATM font updater (57 KB)
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