Getting at the first char of a string in Bourne shell

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From: Ken Braithwaite
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 1990 21:09

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I am trying to peel off one at a time the letters from a variable
in the Bourne shell, ie from Bourne get B and ourne.
How can I do this?
Thanks in advance.

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