They have been making it since 1982, and have gone through many enhancements, revisions and updates over the years. Family Reunion 5.0 was released in 1995 and in 1997, the company decided to release products with the release year indicated in the title. Family Reunion 97.0 was released in January and 97.1, the current product, was released in November that same year. It shows a good track record and is favorably priced. As I indicated earlier, there is power in this package.
Ease of use is probably one of the main strengths.
Data can be entered using dialog boxes, edit fields and check boxes. Built-in text files make it easy to record and save research notes, personal notes or reminders or other pertinent information. There may be others who see the pedigree charts, ancestor charts, family group sheets, or extended family charts as most important. Suffice it to say there is much more to the program than I have indicated here. Some weaknesses are inherent in such a robust piece of software and you are even warned in the program literature that there is a steep learning curve.