1 9 5 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁computer ▁for ▁which ▁Se ym our ▁C ray ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁design ▁work . ▁ ▁History ▁Even ▁before ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁Atlas ▁( UN IV AC ▁ 1 1 0 1 ), ▁the ▁Navy ▁asked ▁Engineering ▁Research ▁Associ ates ▁to ▁design ▁a ▁more ▁powerful ▁machine . ▁This ▁project ▁became ▁Task ▁ 2 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁computer ▁was ▁designated ▁Atlas ▁II . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁Engineering ▁Research ▁Associ ates ▁asked ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁Security ▁Agency ▁( the ▁prede cess or ▁of ▁the ▁NS A ) ▁for ▁appro val ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁Atlas ▁II ▁commer cially . ▁Perm ission ▁was ▁given , ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁several ▁special ized ▁instructions ▁would ▁be ▁removed . ▁The ▁commercial ▁version ▁then ▁became ▁the ▁UN IV AC ▁ 1 1 0 3 . ▁Because ▁of ▁security ▁classification , ▁Rem ington ▁Rand ▁management ▁was ▁una ware ▁of ▁this ▁machine ▁before ▁this . ▁The ▁first ▁commer cially ▁sold ▁UN IV AC ▁ 1 1 0 3 ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁aircraft ▁manufact urer ▁Con v air , ▁where ▁Mar vin ▁Stein ▁worked ▁with ▁it . ▁ ▁Rem ington ▁Rand ▁announced ▁the ▁UN IV AC ▁ 1 1 0 3 ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁The ▁machine ▁competed ▁with ▁the ▁IBM ▁ 7 0 1 ▁in ▁the ▁scientific ▁computation ▁market . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁a ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁J oint ▁Chief s ▁of ▁Staff ▁requested ▁that