See all articles from Timelinez v3 n4/5
Reference table of equivalents for common BASIC functions when converting programs to Sinclair BASIC: GET$=INKEY$, LEFT$(A$,N)=A$(1 TO N), RIGHT$(A$,N)=A$(LEN-N+1 TO LEN), MID$(A$,N,M)=A$(N TO N), TL$(A$)=A$(2 TO) truncates the first character.