Motorola Marco

Motorola Marco is a Newton OS-based personal digital assistant developed by Motorola. It was released in January 1995 at MacWorld. It included a compatible RadioMail and ARDIS network radio antenna, which allowed users to check and send e-mail, as well as receive and send text messages.

In 2007, Motorola dusted off the Marco moniker and used it as the name for a new cell phone line.

Features
The Marco was based on a heavily modified version of the [./https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/MessagePad_120 MessagePad 120] in a custom case with wireless capabilities. It used the same 20 [./https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/MHz MHz] [./https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/ARM ARM] 610 processor with a customized 5 [./https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/MB MB] [./https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/ROM ROM] and 1 [./https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/MB MB] of static [./https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/RAM RAM]. [./https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/Newton_OS Newton OS] 1.3 used 544 [./https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/KB KB], leaving 480 [./https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/KB KB] available for user data. Storage space could be expanded through the [./https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/PCMCIA 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 pallets of batteries, instead of shipping them into the dealer channel to support existing users.

The Motorola Marco brand was revived in [./https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/2007 2007] for a phone based on the Motorola RIZR Z3.