I just put "vbterm" into the 'Search' box at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ and got the following:

Visual Basic Reference VBTerm (VBTerm.vbp)
See Also The MSComm sample application uses the MSComm control with a modem to dial a BBS (the default number is to the Microsoft Download Service). Once connected, the terminal program allows you to display and...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/e...ermvbp.asp

Using the Communications Control (Visual Basic 6)
The Communications control allows you to add both simple serial port communication functionality to your application and advanced functionality to create a full-featured, event-driven communications tool.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/e...ontrol.asp