Macbook had coffee spilled on it

Hi there,
I purchased a Macbook from a friend and 2 days after receiving it my mother spilled coffee on it. It wouldn't power on after days of leaving it; took it to a repair center and they said it was probably 'pooched' and not to spend the money/time on replacing it. It has been sitting in the laptop bag for months (approx. 9) and just for kicks I took it out, put the battery back in and surprise, surprise it started. The Apple logo came up on the screen, and the light on the front is 'flashing' as though it is charging the battery but nothing is showing on the screen.
Is it possible it still has life left in it since the logo appeared on the screen and it seems to be charging the battery?

It may have power but since it's not loading the operating system, there may be permanent damage to the logic board.

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Yesterday I decided to go on a little coffee date with my computer, and when I say coffee date I really mean I dumped an entire cup of coffee onto my keyboard.
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