Erich Bloch, Who Helped Develop IBM Mainframe, Dies at 91 In 1964, he transformed computing with the System/360, the foundation for the modern operating system that would host various software programs. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Review: ‘Bill Nye: Science Guy,’ a Portrait of a Fighter for FactsScientists discover VISITOR comet that DID not originate in our solar systemRevealed: Scientists to send INFLATABLE home to orbit MOONJurassic Park was RIGHT – T Rex type dinosaur did EXIST in Jurassic periodTrilobites: Ancient Skull May Be History’s Earliest Known Tsunami VictimTrilobites: Yes, Oysters Can ‘Hear.’ They Probably Wish We’d Clam Up.