Using Automator to 'rewind' Mac to very first Time Machine date

Is it possible to create an Automator workflow that would restore a Mac to its very first Time Machine snapshot?

Navarro Parker - wrote:
Is it possible to create an Automator workflow that would restore a Mac to its very first Time Machine snapshot?
If that backup is still on your Time Machine drive, all you have to do is restore your entire system, selecting that backup. See #14 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum).
If that backup has been deleted, no.
Just what are you trying to accomplish, and why?

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