My computer died and now works....

So 2 years ago someone spilled a huge cup of coffee on my Macbook and I was from there on out unable to turn it on. I bought a new one, but for whatever reason left the old one in my closet. I am moving so pulled it out tonight and thought I would plug it in just in case before I recycled it. Anddddd I am writing from that supposedly dead computer right now. Do you think it will konk out and this is just a fluke or if it is working (and it is working great) then it is good?

It may be working fine now, but that probably won't last. There's probably some coffee dried onto some part(s) of the computer on the inside. If you're comfortable with opening up the machine, you could take a look at all the parts, and also rinse them with distilled water to (hopefully) clear away any remaining coffee.
I spilled vitamin water on a Toshiba laptop last spring. It worked fine for a while, after letting it dry out, but started to act up within a few weeks. The machine does still run (over a year later), but I've had to turn off the wireless card as it causes the machine to present me with a blue screen if the card is turned on.
You machine may be as "lucky" or it may have more serious damage. There's no way to tell without opening it up and looking.
~Lyssa

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