The good Hermann Seib (maker of the very useful VSTHost) has just released a PPG Wave simulator as a VST instrument.

Some folk might think upon seeing this that Waldorf got there first many moons ago, but what sets this one apart is that it is an actual emulation of the 6809 CPU, peripheral chipset and OS. It’s confusing as all get out, as it works exactly like the hardware, so if, like me, you have never actually used a Wave, then reading the documentation is a must. You can also use Hermann’s Waveterm emulator (in some way, a mystery to me still) to work in conjunction with the plugin for the complete (but, according to Hermann, unnecessary) experience.

Very cool, leads me to think that there ought to be more full-on OS/microcomputer emulations in VST form around. My vote goes for a Fairlight emulator. Click on the picture to take you there.