Screen black, computer still working.

I have a macbook purchased august 07.
Earlier today, I noticed my screen flickering. I could stop it temporarily by dimming all the way down then back up.
An hour or two later, the screen started going black, but everything was still running & respnsive. As before, I could fix it by dimming all te way down & back up. After 5 or 6 times, I shut down and let ut sit fora few hours. Booted back up, and the problem resumed.
Shortly thereafter, the black screen became permanent. diming up & down turns it back on for a split second, not long nough to even read the screen. Restarting also did not help.
I am currently able to type this because I've shone a light on the screen and am looking at it from an angle. and have also zoomed in majorly.
I do not have an external display I can plug in to test.
PLEASE ADVISE

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