What on Earth does an Airbus do with a hard drive
I guess the poster was referring to the high degree of cockpit automation in an airbus, presumably including some hard drives. However, all modern jets are highly automated.
It's a good question whether all the stuff is supposed to work with the cockpit totally depressurised. I am sure the answer is yes, but it means they can't be using standard hard drives that are vented to the ambient.