Tube and Yoke Term

[Adventurous Artisan]

Are the early versions of RAT still searchable? If they are then start by finding the earliest thread in which this phrase was used. As far as I can tell the term is only 2-3 decades old.

I actually spent two or more hours doing that, but every thread I found referenced it as an already established term so I wasn't able to find it's origin.  I was hoping someone might remember the conversation, but even 20 years is a bit ago.

Levi