Slide Show screen saver

I'm looking for a OS9 screen saver that works like the slide show screen saver in OSX. I have an old Performa that i've upgraded to a G3 and am running 9.2.2. I use it for email, iTunes, and scanning. I'm running a G4 mirror for the rest of my work. G4 has the screen saver of my slide show of my family photos running on it when it's idle. Would be nice to have both screens running the same thing...this is nitpicky i know...
I've seen a lot of 3rd party stuff that "almost does it", or is buggy and makes my Performa hiccup. I'd prefer to use something Apple based...any ideas out there?

I use Screen Gear Pro v3.5 which is available here: http://www.screengear.com.gu/. It's a great app to show your pics (it can also play music) in a screensaver. Versions are available for classic OS & OS X. It's shareware for $15.
Cheers, Tom

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