▁$ 5 5 4 , 4 0 0 ) ▁was ▁raised . ▁Prom inent ▁at ten de es ▁at ▁the ▁event ▁included ▁the ▁state ' s ▁Chief ▁Minister , ▁Am ar inder ▁Singh , ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁High ▁Commission er ▁to ▁India , ▁Domin ic ▁As qu ith . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Category : Non - pro fit ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁IBM ▁System / 3 6 0 ▁Model ▁ 2 5 ▁is ▁a ▁low - end ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁IBM ▁System / 3 6 0 ▁family . ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁ 3 ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁IBM ▁System / 3 6 0 ▁Model ▁ 2 2 , ▁as ▁a ▁" bridge ▁between ▁its ▁old ▁and ▁new ▁computing ▁systems ". ▁ ▁History ▁At ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁lower ▁pr iced ▁alternatives , ▁such ▁as ▁service ▁b ure aus ▁- ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 3 2 ▁such ▁service ▁b ure aus ▁serving ▁the ▁US ▁National ▁Instit utes ▁of ▁Health ▁( NI H ) ▁alone ▁- ▁and ▁prior ▁generation ▁systems , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁H oney well ▁ 2 0 0 , ▁a ▁compet itor ▁to ▁IBM ' s ▁own ▁IBM ▁ 1 4 0 1 , ▁ ▁were ▁available , ▁this ▁model ▁provided ▁a ▁stop - g ap ▁measure . ▁ ▁Both ▁the ▁Model ▁ 2 5 ▁and ▁the ▁Model ▁ 2 2 , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁market ed ▁as ▁entry