If the purpose is to show how a computer really works... teach an assembly language course... have the last project be to write a simple device driver. That will teach a person to appreciate what a computer REALLY does!
If the goal is to teach Fortran for modern programming... not worth it (I can say this after programming in Fortran from '78 - '90 !!!).
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If the purpose is to show how a computer really works ... teach an assembly language course ... have the last project be to write a simple device driver. That will teach a person to appreciate what a computer REALLY does!
If the goal is to teach Fortran for modern programming ... not worth it (I can say this after programming in Fortran from '78 - '90 !!!).