meanwhile, ferranti-packard decided they should set up production for the atlas machine as well, but after successfully securing loans from the government they were astounded to learn that the uk division refused to allow them access to the design. many of the company's engineers resigned in disgust, although some were later convinced to stay on. the uk division then asked several canadian engineers to move to england in an attempt to re-engineer the orion based on reservec's transistorized circuits. known as orion ii, the project ran in parallel to the original orion for some time. (orion ii was much more successful, both technically and commercially, than its predecessor. nearly 40 machines were delivered by the end of 1964.)