Jul 14, 2010 My beautiful white 1970s Hermes Baby (the original MacBook was how I always thought of it) was sold today. It was the first typewriter I purchased and the one that hooked me in. Here are the pictures I took before it left: Trivia: Hermes typewriters were. The machine weighs in as the worlds lightest portable typewriter according to one of the companys publications. Compactly designed with all-important features, the Hermes compact portable is an ideal typewriter for students, occasional typists and people on the road. The next upgrade of the fantastically compact Hermes Baby/Rocket.