Not exactly new (2011), but we didn’t have it here, yet, and a current listing on the Hacker News front page provides a convenient occasion for posting it: A nice series on the typography of some of the better known retro systems, each with a sample, a short discussion and a download link for a modern TrueType font.
Typography in 8 bits: System fonts
(PET, Apple ][, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, C64, Amstrad CPC, MSX)
Typography in 16-bits: System fonts
(IBM PC CGA & VGA, Apple Macintosh Chicago, Amiga 1.x, Amiga 2.x, Atari ST)
Typography in bits: Other English micros
(Sinclair QL, Memotech MTX512, Amstrad PCW, Acorn Archimedes, SAM Coupé)
Typography in bits: For a few pixels more
(TRS-80 Color Computer & Dragon, TRS-80 Color Computer v2, Tatung Einstein, Commodore 128, TI-99/4A, Oric Atmos)