Dell offers the Vostro line of computers without crapware
A good choice for your needs would be a Dell Vostro 220 with 22” LCD monitor for $359 - pay the extra $99 to get Windows XP.
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/desktop-vostro-220mt?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
He said he didn't want any crapware...
Windows is a conduit for even more crapware.
Vista is full of crapware and is a conduit also.
Windows 98 is reasonable....do Linux Mint with dualboot for windows 98...