I think it was.  Here&#x27;s an old article that covers the &quot;what&#x27;s old is new again angle&quot;: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;books.google.com&#x2F;books?id=WG785CwKw4cC&amp;pg=PA76&amp;lpg=PA76#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;books.google.com&#x2F;books?id=WG785CwKw4cC&amp;pg=PA76&amp;lpg=P...</a>