Dear Listers:

I copy verbatim from the "READ BEFORE INSTALLING" section of the recently
received 5.5 PowerPatch 2 package:

...snip...

<TurboSTORE II or TurboSTORE/iX 7x24 - Special Installation Instructions

...snip...

<Users of TurboSTORE/iX II or TurboSTORE/iX 7x24 will need to install
either the SUBSYS or the <appropriate XL from the MPE/iX 5.5 Express 2
SUBSYS tape prior to July 15, 1997. Installing <the MPEJXD4 patch requires
the installation of the MPE/iX 5.5 Express 2 SUBSYS or later. <Failure to
install either the SUBSYS or the appropriate XL will remove TurboSTORE/iX
II or <TurboSTORE/iX 7x24 from your system, leaving you with F09 STORE
functionality.

<If you do not want to install the entire SUBSYS, you may install only the
appropriate XL from <the SUBSYS tape. Users of TurboSTORE II (B5151AA) will
install STORXL51 and users of <TurboSTORE/iX 7x24 will install STORXL52
using the following procedure:

<       Logon as MANAGER.SYS.
<       :NEWGROUP USL
<       :FILE TAPE;DEV=TAPE
<       :RESTORE *TAPE;STORXL5#.USL.SYS;SHOW
<       :COPY STORXL51.USL.SYS,STORXL51.PUB.SYS;YES
<               or
<       :COPY STORXL52.USL.SYS,STORXL52.PUB.SYS;YES

A few questions come to mind:

Assuming I am a user of either TurboSTORE/iX II or 7x24,

What happens after July 15?  Will the aforementioned restore and
appropriate copy procedure not correct the problem - even after July 15?

What is MPEJXD4 patch and why should I care?

What is F09 STORE functionality? Can I assume that to mean standard or
default or "vanilla" functionality?

Why am I creating the USL group, rather than UXL group? Can I assume the
files being restored are indeed XL files and therefore require no further
action other than the aforementioned restore and copy steps? If I make that
assumption, I am puzzled by the USL group.

Thanks in advance for any and all answers.
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