This maybe what you were refering to.
http://www.darkbasicpro.com/apollo/view.php?t=6603&b=1
It was by PneumaticDryll by I see no reference on his web site, I think it was abandonded or withdrawn from public domain. Thats a real shame as it sounds very interesting as I am working on a project that requires many objects but the speed is too slow at the moment.
PneumaticDryll please share your approach to dealing with a massive amount of objects "possibly aa tutorial"
System
PIII 650 MZ H.P. Pavillion
394 Mem GeForce 4 400MX