Motorola Marco

The Motorola Marco, also marketed as Marco by Motorola, was a touchscreen mobile device that was released by Motorola, based on the Newton platform from Apple Computer.

Release
Motorola unveiled the Marco, which it described as a "Wireless Communicator", on January 4, 1995 at the Macworld Expo. It was priced from 900 to 1,400 depending on service bundle. Wireless service options included and  for $50 to 130 per month. Motorola also shipped a similar competing product named, based on 's operating system.

Features
The Marco was based on a heavily modified version of the MessagePad 120 in a custom case with wireless capabilities. It used the same 20 MHz ARM 610 processor with a customized 5 MB ROM and 1 MB of static RAM. Newton OS 1.3 used 544 KB, leaving 480 KB available for user data. Storage space could be expanded through the PCMCIA Type II slot. There was physical space for a second slot which was blocked off and not enabled in software. The monochrome LCD screen displayed 320 x 240 pixels.

Discontinuation
No major system updates were offered for the Marco before it was discontinued. Unsold units were reportedly destroyed along with s of batteries, instead of shipping them into the dealer channel to support existing users.

The Motorola Marco brand was revived in 2007 for a phone based on the.