'Works on Windows. On Linux, the value returned can differ from the character shown on the console.
'For example, unprintable control codes - such as the LF character (10) that implicitly occurs
'after the end of Printed text - may be picked up instead of the untouched character in its place.

Print "T@4;4G,XIJ"
Print ">C+PE0)RM;"
Print "JEV6B/8E?H"
Print "FSC>41UIGR"
Print "V>41JMXMOW"
Print "IY0*KH6M;B"'  Character at column 3, row 6 = 0
Print "-6<UL*>DU7"
Print "MZ))<5D:B8"
Print ".@UB/P6UQ)"
Print "<9HYH)<ZJF"

Dim As Integer char_ascii_value = Screen(6,3)
Locate 6, 14 : Print "Character at column 3, row 6 = "; Chr(char_ascii_value)
Sleep