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What was the earliest type of programmable machine?

A music sequencer.

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  1. A music sequencer ✔
  2. A smartphone
  3. A car

Why: An automated flute player by the Banu Musa brothers was the earliest programmable machine.

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Answer: A music sequencer. An automated flute player by the Banu Musa brothers was the earliest programmable machine.

  1. Engineering en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering
    A music sequencer, a programmable musical instrument, was the earliest type of programmable machine.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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